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wasilla, alaska -- dahlia, a genus of bushy, tuberous, herbaceous perennial plants native to Mexico and Central America. The dahlia was declared the national flower of Mexico in 1963. The tubers were grown as a food crop by the Aztecs, but this use largely died out after the Spanish Conquest. Attempts to introduce the tubers as a food crop in Europe were unsuccessful.

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