Asteraceae
Cosmos

Cosmos bipinnatus Cav.

First published in Icon. 1: 10 (1791)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome. It is used as a medicine, has environmental uses and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest

Introduced into:

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

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Aymerich, P. (2023). Notes sobre flora aŀlòctona a Catalunya. IV. Butlletí de la Institució Catalana d'Història Natural 87: 225-238.
  • Barooah, C. & Ahmed, I. (2014). Plant diversity of Assam. A checklist of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms: 1-599. Assam science technology and environment council, India.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2006). Asteraceae. Flora of North America North of Mexico 21: 1-616. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Ghafoor, A. & al. (2021). Flora of Pakistan 224: 1-310. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A., Edmondson, J.R. & Hind, D.J.N. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Iraq 6: 1-458. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.
  • Liogier, A.H. (1996). Flora de la Española 8: 1-588. Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Pruski, J.F. (ed.) (2018). Flora Mesoamericana 5(2): 1-608. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Ri͡abinina, Z.N. & Kni͡azev, M.S. (2009). Opredelitel sosudistykh rastenii Orenburgskoi oblasti: 1-757. Moskva: KMK.
  • Sarder, N.U. & Hassan, M.A. (eds.) (2018). Vascular flora of Chittagong and the Chittagong Hill Tracts 3: 1-978. Bangladesh National Herbarium, Dhaka.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Flora of Iraq

  • Cav., Icon. 1: 9 (1791)
  • Hussain & Kassim, Cult. Pl. Iraq 113 (1975)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2020). https://www.jstor.org/stable/26958715. epublication.
  • (2022). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.539.2.3. epublication.
  • Aymerich, P. (2023). Notes sobre flora aŀlòctona a Catalunya. IV. Butlletí de la Institució Catalana d'Història Natural 87: 225-238.
  • Barooah, C. & Ahmed, I. (2014). Plant diversity of Assam. A checklist of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms: 1-599. Assam science technology and environment council, India.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A., Edmondson, J.R. & Hind, D.J.N. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Iraq 6: 1-458. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.
  • Pruski, J.F. (ed.) (2018). Flora Mesoamericana 5(2): 1-608. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Ri͡abinina, Z.N. & Kni͡azev, M.S. (2009). Opredelitel sosudistykh rastenii Orenburgskoi oblasti: 1-757. Moskva: KMK.
  • Sarder, N.U. & Hassan, M.A. (eds.) (2018). Vascular flora of Chittagong and the Chittagong Hill Tracts 3: 1-978. Bangladesh National Herbarium, Dhaka.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Burkill HM. (1995). The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vols. 1-3. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vols 1-3.
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • PROTA (2021). Plants Resources of Tropical Africa. https://prota4u.org/database/
  • RBG, Kew (2021). Kew Economic Botany Collection. https://ecbot.science.kew.org/
  • Ulian, T., Sacandé, M., Hudson, A., & Mattana, E. (2017). Conservation of indigenous plants to support community livelihoods: the MGU–Useful Plants Project. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 60:668-683.
  • Willis, K.J. (ed.) (2017). State of the World’s Plants 2017. Report. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 1, 2008 Andrieux, G. [307] Mexico K000373019 Type Yes
Sep 1, 2008 Andrieux, G. [307] Mexico K000497467 Isosyntype Yes
Sep 1, 2005 K:SPC-70000.232 No
Arsène, G. (Fr.) [[5425]] Mexico K002496516 Yes
Couto, C. [159] Angola K002496372 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Seyani, J.H.; Patel, I.H. [14997C] Malawi K002496369 Yes
[H. Gamble] [[2]] K002496764 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Seyani, J.H.; Patel, I.H. [14997B] Malawi K002496368 Yes
Mwangulango, N.A. [1197] Tanzania K000614886 Yes
Ridley, H.F. [134] China K002496264 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [845] Mexico K002496501 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K002496506 Yes
Jarvie, J.K.; Ruskandi, A. [5005] Indonesia K002496301 Yes
[F. Arséne] [[405]] Mexico K002496517 Yes
Sparrow, M.; Brewster, P. [VERA86] Mexico K002496525 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [525] Mexico K002496522 Yes
Augustin, F.; frére Sennen [3721] Spain K002496760 Yes
Tenorio, G.C.; Ibarra-Manriquez, G. [3230] Mexico K002496514 Yes
[F. Arséne] [218] Mexico K002496518 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [1688] K002496257 Yes
s.coll. [734] Lesotho K002496436 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [4943] Mexico K002496521 Yes
Al-Rawi, A. [24937] Iraq K002496263 Yes
Balde, A.; Diallo, A. [295] Guinea K001310289 Yes
Hilliard, D.M. [5535] South Africa K002496439 Yes
[M. Baites] [s.n.] Mexico K002496511 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002496790 Yes
Matthew, K.M. [53121] India K002496271 Yes
Gillet, P.B. [14] Kenya K002496355 Yes
Matthew, K.M. [53056] India K002496272 Yes
Coulter, T. [384] Mexico K002496503 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] Mexico K002496520 Yes
Graham, R [[8]] Mexico K002496502 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [1373] K002496256 Yes
Briggs, B.G. [6970] Australia K002496339 Yes
[F. Arsène] [[387]] Mexico K002496515 Yes
Coulter [382] Mexico K000373018 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002496787 Yes
Coulter, T. [384] Mexico K002496505 Yes
Diaz Luna, C.L. [458] Mexico K002496513 Yes
Palmer, E. [574] Mexico K002496507 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Polhill, R.M.; Banda, E.A. [16111] Malawi K002496371 Yes
King, R.M.; Peterson, P.M. [9912] Mexico K002496508 Yes
Mbailwa [84] Tanzania K002496354 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] Mexico K002496509 Yes
Coulter, T. [384] Mexico K002496757 Yes
Garcia, E.S.; Tenorio, G.C.; Ibarra-Manriquez, G. [257] Mexico K002496504 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Seyani, J.H.; Patal, I.H. [14997A] Malawi K002496365 Yes
Gillett, S. [8] Cameroon K002496352 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [9586] Malawi K002496366 Yes
frére Sennen; Augustin, F. [3721] Spain K002496761 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [1364] K002496255 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002496755 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [4969] Mexico K002496523 Yes
s.coll. [[934]] Mexico K002496510 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002496788 Yes
Sinclair, I.W.J.; D. G. Long bis [5701] Bhutan K002496270 Yes
H. [12420] K002496762 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [4990] Mexico K002496524 Yes
Furtado, C.X. [s.n.] Singapore K002496765 Yes
Westphal, E.; Westphal-Stevels, J.M.C. [2771] K002496353 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002496258 Yes
s.coll. [31] K002496759 Yes
Jardin [s.n.] K002496758 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002496763 Yes
Pawek, J. [14114] Malawi K002496367 Yes
Philcox, D. [4330] Brazil K001107839 Yes
Salubeni, A.J. [1270] Malawi K002496370 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002496789 Yes
Gonan [s.n.] K002496756 Yes
Meeuse, A.D.J. [9139] South Africa K002496437 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [H13958.] Dominican Republic K002496686 Yes
Marais, W. [861] South Africa K002496438 Yes
Van Rensburg, H.J. [1730] Zambia K002496364 Yes
Porta, P. [s.n.] Italy Bidens bipinnata K002497310 Yes
Vanpruk, P. [464] Thailand Bidens bipinnata K002497819 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy Bidens bipinnata K002497314 Yes
Kern, H. [12942] Thailand Bidens bipinnata K002497818 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy Bidens bipinnata K002497311 Yes
Cuatrecasas, J. [s.n.] Italy Bidens bipinnata K002497312 Yes
Fiori, Adr.; Béguinot, A.; Pampanini, R. [s.n.] Italy Bidens bipinnata K002497309 Yes
Duval-Jouve, J. [s.n.] Italy Bidens bipinnata K002497313 Yes
Garrett, H.B.G. [443] Bidens bipinnata K002497817 Yes
Mshana, H. [88] Tanzania Bidens formosa K003176394 Yes

Sources

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    • Copyright applied to individual images

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