Cosmos caudatus
Foxtail, Wild Cosmos
Also known as: Bidens artemisiaefolia subsp. caudata (Kunth) Kuntze +15 more
- Bidens artemisiaefolia subsp. caudata (Kunth) Kuntze
- Bidens artemisiaefolia var. caudatus (Kunth) Kuntze
- Bidens artemisiifolia f. rubra (Kuntze) Kuntze
- Bidens artemisiifolia subsp. caudata (Kunth) Kuntze, 1891
- Bidens artemisiifolia var. caudata (Kunth) Kuntze
- Bidens artemisiifolia var. intermedia Kuntze
- Bidens artemisiifolia var. rosea Kuntze
- Bidens artemisiifolia var. rubra Kuntze
- Bidens berteriana Spreng.
- Bidens berteroana Spreng.
- Bidens carnea Heer
- Bidens caudata (Kunth) Sch.Bip.
- Cosmea caudata (Kunth) Spreng.
- Cosmos caudatus var. caudatus
- Cosmos pacificus var. chiapensis Melchert
- Cosmus caudatus H.B.K
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Asteraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Cosmos caudatus (commonly known as Foxtail or Wild Cosmos) is an annual within the Asteraceae family. It is found natively in North America and South America. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Assam, Cayman Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Fiji, Florida, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, India, Jawa, Leeward Is., Madagascar, Mauritius, Myanmar, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rodrigues, Réunion, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Surinam, Thailand, Vietnam, Windward Is.