Cosmos bipinnatus
A species in the Asteraceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Cosmos
- Species
- Cosmos bipinnatus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1791
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Cosmos bipinnatus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
26 synonyms in this snapshot
- Bidens bipinnataName author: (Cav.) Baill.
- Bidens formosaName author: (Bonato) Sch.Bip.
- Bidens lindleyiName author: Sch.Bip.
- Coreopsis formosaName author: Bonato
- Coreopsis formosaName author: Bonato ex Pritz.
- Cosmea bipinnataName author: (Cav.) Willd.
- Cosmea tenifoliaName author: (Lindl.) Lindl. ex Heynhold
- Cosmea tenuifoliaName author: (Lindl. ex DC.) J.W.Loudon
- Cosmea tenuifoliaName author: (Lindl. ex DC.) J.W.Loudon
- Cosmos bipinnatus var. albiflorusName author: Sprenger
- Cosmos bipinnatus var. bipinnatusName author: Not supplied
- Cosmos bipinnatus var. exaristatusName author: DC.
- Cosmos bipinnatus var. typicusName author: Sherff
- Cosmos diversifolius var. pumilusName author: Sherff
- Cosmos diversifolius var. typicusName author: Sherff
- Cosmos formosaName author: Bonato
- Cosmos hybridusName author: Goldring
- Cosmos reptansName author: Benth.
- Cosmos spectabilisName author: Carrière
- Cosmos spectabilis var. albaName author: Carr.
- Cosmos spectabilis var. roseaName author: Carr.
- Cosmos tenuifoliaName author: (Lindl. ex DC.) Lindl.
- Cosmos tenuifoliusName author: (Lindl. ex DC.) Lindl.
- Dahlia repensName author: Hartw. ex Benth.
- Dahlia zimapaniName author: Roezl ex Ortgies
- Georgia bipinnataName author: Spreng.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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