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Dahlias
Dahlias
Dahlia
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

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

About

Dahlias are bushy, tuberous, herbaceous plants native to Mexico and Central America. They are members of the Asteraceae family of dicotyledonous plants, with flowers in almost every hue.

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