Cosmos caudatus

Kunth (1818)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Genus: Cosmos

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Description

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Leaves: Leaves simple. Apex acute, or mucronulate. Margins bipinnately lobed, ciliate, entire, pinnately lobed, or tripinnately lobed.

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Historical Distribution

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Extirpated

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Potentially naturalizing

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Specimens

Bibliography

Name Published In: Nov. Gen. Sp. 4(17): 188 (ed. fol.) (1818)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:242 (H? [reported by Hillebrand (1888) but never seen again], DESCR)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Cosmos caudatus Koloa District. Kalaheo, yard of house at 3581 Kaloke Road. Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Annual herb to 50 cm. Leaves medium green. Disc florets yellow, ray florets pink, white toward base. Achenes dark brown. Lorence, D.H. 10835 Kauai BISH 2020-12-17
2 Cosmos caudatus unknown Preserved_Specimen Mann, H. BISH 1864-01-01