Cosmos parviflorus

(Jacquin) Persoon

Syn. Pl. 2: 477. 1807.

Basionym: Coreopsis parviflora Jacquin Pl. Hort. Schoenbr. 3: 65, plate 374. 1798
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 205. Mentioned on page 203.
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Plants 30–90 cm, glabrous or sparsely pubescent. Leaves: petioles ca. 0.5 cm; blades 2.5–6.5 cm, ultimate lobes to 1 mm wide, margins usually spinulose-ciliate, apices acute to obtuse. Peduncles 10–30 cm. Calyculi of spreading to reflexed, linear-oblong to narrowly lanceolate bractlets 6–9 mm, apices acute. Involucres (3–) 5–10 (–15) mm diam. Phyllaries erect, oblong, 5–8 mm, apices acute. Ray corollas white to rose-pink or violet, laminae cuneate-obovate, 5–9 mm, apices dentate. Disc corollas 4–5 mm. Cypselae 9–16 mm, setulose; pappi of 2–4 erect awns 2–3 mm. 2n = 24.


Phenology: Flowering summer–fall.
Habitat: Open or forested slopes and canyons, sometimes in disturbed and cultivated areas
Elevation: 100–3000 m

Distribution

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Ariz., Colo., Md., Mass., Mo., N.Mex., R.I., Tex., Mexico

Discussion

Within the flora area, Cosmos parviflorus is native only in the southwestern United States.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"broader" is not a number.

... more about "Cosmos parviflorus"
not tailed +, rounded +  and obtuse +
dark +  and pale +
connate +  and distinct +
acute;acute;acute;obtuse +
subequal +
scarious +
usually ovate +  and lanceolate +
usually deltate +  and lanceolate +
indeterminate +  and determinate +
Robert W. Kiger +
(Jacquin) Persoon +
smooth +  and ciliate or barbed +
2 +  and 4 +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
decurrent +
Coreopsis parviflora +
compound +  and simple +
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (6.5 cm65 mm <br />0.065 m <br />) +
winged;ribbed;winged;ribbed +
tuberculate +  and rugose +
less linear;subulate +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
barbellulate +  and barbellate +
yellow +, white +  and pink or purple or yellow +
fusiform +  and quadrangular-cylindric +
fertile +  and bisexual +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
fertile +  and bisexual +
Ariz. +, Colo. +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mo. +, N.Mex. +, R.I. +, Tex. +  and Mexico +
100–3000 m +
setose +, hispid +, glabrous +, puberulent +  and glabrate +
papillate +  and scabridulous +
linear-fusiform;4-angled;ovate;orbiculate;oblong;linear;cuneate +
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
winged +  and beaked +
dispersed +
Open or forested slopes and canyons, sometimes in disturbed and cultivated areas +
discoid +  and radiate +
in corymbiform arrays +  and singly +
indeterminate +
homogamous +  and heterogamous +
each +  and sessile +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
subhemispheric;hemispheric +
cuneate-obovate +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
sessile +  and petiolate +
deltate +
dentate to pinnatifid or palmatifid +  and entire +
2-carpellate +
concave-convex;flat;linear +
persistent +
of 1-2 , smooth to ciliate or barbed awns or scales +  and coroniform +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (?) +
Flowering summer–fall. +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
sterile +  and fertile +
white +  and rose-pink or violet +
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
mostly flat;convex +
exalbuminous +
ascending +  and erect +
appendaged +  and truncate +
hirsutulous +  and glabrous +
papillate +
Undefined (tribe Undefined) subtribe Coreopsideae +  and Undefined (tribe Undefined) subtribe Petrobiinae +
Cosmos parviflorus +
species +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
toothed +  and entire +
30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> (250 cm2,500 mm <br />2.5 m <br />) +
pubescent +  and glabrous +