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Cosmos bipinnatus

Cosmos bipinnatus.<br>Photographer: John Smith-Dodsworth, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Growing wild on Mount Albert, Auckland. Apr 2007.<br>Photographer: Peter J. de Lange, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

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Common names

cosmos

Biostatus

Exotic

Category

Vascular

Structural class

Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites

Flower colours

Red/Pink, White

Conservation status

Not applicable

Detailed taxonomy

Family

Asteraceae

Authority

Cosmos bipinnatus Cav.

Ecology

Year naturalised

1958

Origin

Southern U.S.A., Mexico

Other information

Etymology

cosmos: From the Greek kosmos ‘beautiful’ in reference to the flowers