*Cosmos bipinnatus Cavanilles. Common name: Common Cosmos. Phenology: (May-) Aug-Nov. Habitat: Garden edges, roadsides, disturbed areas, commonly cultivated horticulturally, sometimes escaped. Distribution: Native of Mexico.
Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, Fl7, FNA21, G, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, S, SE1, Tat, Tn, WH3, WV; > Cosmos bipinnatus Cav. var. bipinnatus – Sherff & Alexander (1955)
Links to other floras: = Cosmos bipinnatus - FNA21
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
- Great Plains: FACW
- Midwest: FAC
- Northcentral & Northeast: FAC
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native range: Mexico