Genus Dahlia Cav.


Summary
Genus number:
3362
Last updated:
19 November 2019
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Tribe:
Coreopsideae
Accession count:

89 (7  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
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References:
  1. Gatt, M. K. et al. 2000. Molecular phylogeny of the genus Dahlia Cav. (Asteraceae, Heliantheae-Coreopsidinae) using sequences derived from the internal transcribed spacers of nuclear ribosomal DNA. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 133:229-239.
  2. Hansen, H. V. 2004. Simplified keys to four sections with 34 species in the genus Dahlia (Asteraceae-Coreopsideae). Nordic J. Bot. 24:549-553.
  3. International Society for Horticultural Science. International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource).
  4. Kimball, R. T. & D. J. Crawford. 2004. Phylogeny of Coreopsideae (Asteraceae) using ITS sequences suggests lability in reproductive characters. Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 33:127-139. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2004.04.022.
  5. Saar, D. E. et al. 2003. A phylogenetic analysis of the genus Dahlia (Asteraceae) based on internal and external transcribed spacer regions of nuclear ribosomal DNA. Syst. Bot. 28:627-639. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=3362. Accessed 17 April 2026.