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Dahlia , The naming of the plant itself has long been a subject of some confusion. Many sources state that the name "Dahlia" was bestowed by the pioneering Swedish botanist and taxonomist Carl Linnaeus to honor his late student, Anders Dahl, author of Observationes Botanicae. However, Linnaeus died in 1778, more than eleven years before the plant was introduced into Europe in 1789. So while it is generally agreed that the plant was named in honor of Dahl, who had died two years before
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Flowers at Edmonton Garden 84 - Desktop Nexus NatureDownload free wallpapers and background images: Flowers at Edmonton Garden 84. Desktop Nexus Nature background ID 1218595. Dahlia , The naming of the plant itself has long been a subject of some confusion. Many sources state that the name "Dahlia" was bestowed by the pioneering Swedish botanist and taxonomist Carl Linnaeus to honor his late student, Anders Dahl, author of Observationes Botanicae. However, Linnaeus died in 1778, more than eleven years before the plant was introduced into Europe in 1789. So while it is generally agreed that the plant was named in honor of Dahl, who had died two years before
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