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Genus: Dahlia
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Dahlia hybrids in garden, Western Cape.
[photo H. Robertson ©] |
About 30 species, native to the mountainous regions of
Mexico and Central America. There are about 20000 different cultivars, derived
mainly from the species Dahlia pinnata and Dahlia coccinea.
Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
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Dahlia excelsa
Native to Mexico. |
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Dahlia imperialis (Tree dahlia)
Native from Mexico to Colombia. |
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Herbivores in southern Africa
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