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Cosmos caudatus Kunth
wild cosmos
       
Symbol:   COCA21  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Asteraceae  
Duration:   Annual
Perennial 		 
Growth Habit:   Forb/herb  
Native Status:  
L48    N
PR    N
VI    N



 
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Images:
Cosmos caudatus Kunth

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Synonyms:
Cosmos caudatus Kunth

  BICA3 Bidens caudatus (Kunth) Sch. Bip.
 

Distribution:
Cosmos caudatus Kunth

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (FL), USA+ (PR, VI)
 

Related Taxa:
Cosmos caudatus Kunth

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 4 species in Cosmos
 

Classification:
Cosmos caudatus Kunth

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Asterales
Family Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus Cosmos Cav. – cosmos
Species Cosmos caudatus Kunth – wild cosmos
 

More Accounts and Images:
Cosmos caudatus Kunth

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 37163.
 
 
Time Generated: 06/19/2013 01:11 PM CDT  
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