Cosmos (flower)

Cosmos
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Cosmic Orange
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Magnoliophyta
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Asterales
Family:Asteraceae
Genus:Cosmos
Species
  • Cosmos atrosanguineus
  • Cosmos bipinnatus
  • Cosmos sulphureus
  • et al

Cosmos is a genus of about twenty species of annual and perennial plants of the Asteraceae family, including the garden flowers Cosmos bipinnatus (also known as "Mexican Aster"),Cosmos atrosanguineus ("Chocolate Cosmos") and Cosmos sulphureus ("Yellow Cosmos").

They are native to scrub and meadow areas of the southern United States and Central America.

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See also: Cosmos (flower)