Flower head; Egerton University, Nakuru, Kenya; 11/2012 © Jörn Germer
Flower head buds; Egerton University, Nakuru, Kenya; 11/2012 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Egerton University, Nakuru, Kenya; 11/2012 © Jörn Germer
Upper and lower surface of leaf; Egerton University, Nakuru, Kenya; 11/2012 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 2641 Date of entry: 11.06.2023 Last update: 11.06.2023
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Asterales (224)
Family: Asteraceae (223)(family description)
Genus: Dahlia (1)
Epithet: pinnata Cav. (5)
pinnata => two rows of leaflets
Climate: sub-tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: violet
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