A flower -- can anyone identify the species? (I have a guess as to its identity but I might be wrong).
Image: David Harmon.
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It looks like a Dahlia.
Similar Dahlia at Pacific Bulb Society
Mustafa Mond, you left the 'h' off of the url in your Dalia link.
it is a Dahlia. One of what must be hundreds of varieties, some of which are quite startling. My wife cultivates them, and has this very one in her collection. About 600 sq ft. These are almost never seen in isolation; this must be an escapee. I have about 50 photos from last year.
"These are almost never seen in isolation; this must be an escapee."
Actually, it's just a close view... this one was perfectly happy with its buddies in someone's front yard. (This was from my "local" shots rather than with the Charlottesville fungi pics.) It may not be "wild", but I was nevertheless impressed with its symmetry (and good condition fairly late in the fall). I'm fascinated by plants with complex structure, but a lot of my shots of mosses and twining foliage didn't look so good in 2-D.
Dahlias peak August - September and may even hang on into November in a protected area; they are a late flowering species