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