R. Hernández M. & C. I. Orozco

Creator(s):
  • Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | NEIU Team
Creator role(s):
  • Creator | Creator
  • Dahlia cocinea, Mexico, R. Hernández M. 1649, F

    Description:
Current Determination: Dahlia cocinea
Family: Asteraceae
Elevation: 1700
Habitat/Microhabitat: grasslands with oak growth, rocky soil.

Collector(s): R. Hernández M. & C. I. Orozco
Collection Date: 4 August 1972
Description: Uses: Commonly-cultivated ornamental (Anderson et al. 2003:139). Ornamental (Balick et al. 2000:150). Common names: Dalia (Anderson et al. 2003:139, 301).
Catalog Subset: Economic Botany
Catalog Project: Mesoamerican Ethnobotany, Veracruz
EMu IRN: 2115044
OccurenceID: 242bd01b-b5dd-49f4-ba49-52dfe4c0cdde

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