Cosmos caudatus
Asteraceae FAMILY

Cosmos caudatus

Cosmos caudatus

Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cosmos is an annual to perennial herb growing from 30 - 200cm tall[ 305 Title Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk Publication Author Website http://www.hear.org/pier/scientificnames/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A very good website detailing weed species that have been introduced into the Pacific Islands. ]. The plant is said to have the potential to become a cultivated vegetable, but at present its edible leaves are gathered from the wild for local use[ 301 Title Cornucopia II Publication Author Facciola. S. Publisher Kampong Publications, California. Year 1998 ISBN 0-9628087-2-5 Description The second edition of an excellent guide to the edible uses of plants, though it does not give any details of cultivation etc. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangePantropical.
HabitatNaturalized as a weed in waste places and along roadsides[ 305 Title Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk Publication Author Website http://www.hear.org/pier/scientificnames/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A very good website detailing weed species that have been introduced into the Pacific Islands. ]