Red Dahlia
Red Dahlia
Dahlia pinnata
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Montane forest
Range
Mexico
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Common

About

Garden Dahlia is a plant species found in the UK and Ireland. The Red Dahlia variety is a particularly striking plant, with bright red petals and a white center.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Dahlia
Species
Dahlia pinnata