Asteraceae FAMILY

Cosmos sulphureus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cosmos sulphureus is an erect, branched, annual plant, usually growing up to 120cm tall, but in rich soil it can reach 200cm[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. , 372 Title Flowers of India Publication Author Website http://www.flowersofindia.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as the source of a dye and as a medicine. It is commonly grown as an ornamental, there are many named varieties[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. , 360 Title Philippine Medicinal Plants Publication Author Website http://www.stuartxchange.org/CompleteList.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A lovely site, giving brief details on the medicinal uses of several hundred (over 400 at the last count) plants in the Philippines, plus a picture of each plant. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeC. America - Guatemala, Mexico. The plant has been widely cultivated as an ornamental and is found in much of the tropics and subtropics.

HabitatA common roadside weed in Africa, which does not spread into undisturbed localities[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. Adventive, along roadsides, in damp meadows, on brushy slopes, also cultivated and escaping as a garden weed, mostly at elevations from 1,100 - 2,100 metres[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ].