Cosmos bipinnatus
Common Cosmos, Garden Cosmos
Other regional names: Mexican Aster
- Mexican Aster
Also known as: Bidens lindleyi Sch.Bip. +15 more
- Bidens lindleyi Sch.Bip.
- Coreopsis formosa Bonato
- Coreopsis formosa Bonato ex Pritz., 1854
- Cosmea bipinnata (Cav.) Willd.
- Cosmea tenifolia (Lindl.) Lindl. ex Heynhold
- Cosmea tenuifolia (Lindl. ex DC.) J.W.Loudon
- Cosmos bipinnatus subsp. albiflorus Sprenger
- Cosmos bipinnatus subsp. bipinnatus
- Cosmos bipinnatus subsp. exaristatus DC.
- Cosmos bipinnatus subsp. typicus Sherff
- Cosmos bipinnatus var. albiflorus Sprenger
- Cosmos bipinnatus var. bipinnatus
- Cosmos bipinnatus var. exaristatus DC.
- Cosmos bipinnatus var. typicus Sherff
- Cosmos formosa Bonato
- Cosmos hybridus Anon.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Asteraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Cosmos bipinnatus (commonly known as Common Cosmos or Garden Cosmos) is an annual belonging to the Asteraceae family. Naturally occurring in North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Mexico
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Afghanistan, Alabama, Andaman Is., Angola, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Bulgaria, California, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Caroline Is., Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Dominican Republic, East European Russia, East Himalaya, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Florida, France, Free State, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Illinois, India, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jawa, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Korea, Krym, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Louisiana, Madeira, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritius, Mexico Southeast, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, Nicobar Is., North Carolina, North Caucasus, Northern Provinces, Norway, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Peru, Poland, Primorye, Queensland, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Réunion, South Carolina, South European Russia, Spain, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tennessee, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe