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Dahlia pinnata Cav.

dalia, charaguesca, gigantón, xicamaxóchitl, dahlia, pinnate dahlia

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Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Asterales

Family
Asteraceae

Genus
Dahlia

Species
pinnata

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Dahlia variabilis (Willd.) Desf. (POWO, 2022); Syn.: Dahlia variabilis

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 1986

Mode of introduction: Intentional

Introduction Pathway: Intentional

Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture

Introduced status: Human dependent

Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • Lawesson, J.E. (s.a.) Pers. obs. field notes, collections 1985-7.
  • Guézou, A. Trueman, M., Buddenhagen, E., Chamorro, S., Guerrero, A.M., Pozo, P., Atkinson, R. (2010) An extensive Alien Plan Inventory from the Inhabited Areas of Galapagos Plos One/ www.plosone.org. Volume 5/ Issue 4/e10276
  • Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (2022) Plants of the world online POWO (2022): Plants of the world online. Published on the Internet; Https://powo.science.kew.org/

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"Galapagos Species Database, Dahlia pinnata", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=300. Accessed 28 April 2025.