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Dahlia coccinea × D. pinnata

Hutt River Trail north of Stokes Valley, Lower Hutt.<br>Photographer: Jeremy R. Rolfe, Date taken: 11/02/2007, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0'>CC BY</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Sutherlands Puriri Bush Reserve, Turakina Valley.<br>Photographer: Graeme La Cock, Date taken: 01/04/2007, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

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Common names

dahlia

Biostatus

Exotic

Conservation status

Not applicable

Structural class

Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons

Flower colours

Orange, Red/Pink

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Dahlia

Family

Asteraceae

Authority

Dahlia coccinea Cav. × D. pinnata Cav.

Endemic family

Ecology

Year naturalised

1958

Origin

Cultivated hybrid

Other information

Etymology

dahlia: Named after Andrea Dahl (1751-1789), a Swedish botanist and pupil of Linnaeus

pinnata: From the Latin pinna ‘feather’, in botany pinnatus ‘pinnate’ refers an arrangement of leaves, veins or branches in rows along a central axis, similar to the structure of a feather.

Referencing and citations

References and further reading

Johnson, A. T., Smith, H. A. (1972). Plant Names Simplified: Their pronunciation, derivation and meaning. Landsman Bookshop Ltd: Buckenhill, UK.

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