Garden Cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cosmos bipinnatus
- Genus
- Cosmos
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Cultivated
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Central and South America
- Distribution
- Cultivated
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Margin
- Variable
Typical of the Asteraceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Bengali
- কসমস
- Kannada
- ಕಾಸ್ಮಾಸ್
About Garden Cosmos
Garden Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus) is a herb belonging to the Asteraceae family (Daisy/Sunflower family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate/opposite simple leaves, capitulum (head) flower clusters, achene with pappus fruit. It is typically found in cultivated. Native to Central and South America, it is distributed across Cultivated. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Garden Cosmos belongs to the Asteraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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