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Cosmos sulphureus Cav.
sulphur cosmos
Symbol: COSU5
Group: Dicot
Family: Asteraceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
U.S. Nativity: Introduced

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State Distributional Map for COSU5
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Plant Distribution by State

Cosmos sulphureus Cav.

COSU5

See county distributions for the following states by clicking on them below or on the map.

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Michigan distribution information Illinois distribution information Virginia distribution information Missouri distribution information Tennessee distribution information linked offsite at Univerity of Tennessee Herbarium Arkansas distribution information Connecticut distribution information Georgia distribution information Florida distribution information linked offsite at USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Related Taxa:
Cosmos sulphureus Cav.

View 440 genera in Asteraceae, 4 species in Cosmos

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Classification:
Cosmos sulphureus Cav.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.
   
    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 sulphureus Cav. – sulphur cosmos

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Invasive Information:
Cosmos sulphureus Cav.
        cosmos
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
SEEPPC   Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive Exotic Pest Plants in Tennessee (http://webriver.com/tn-eppc/exlist.htm, October 19, 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee.
 

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Introduced Information:
Cosmos sulphureus Cav.
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Cosmos sulphureus Cav.

View species account 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 37165.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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