familyAsteraceae
tribeAsteraceae tribe Heliantheae
subtribeAsteraceae (tribe Heliantheae) subtribe Coreopsidinae
genusCosmos
speciesCosmos parviflorus

Cosmos parviflorus

(Jacquin) Persoon

Syn. Pl. 2: 477. 1807.

Robert W. Kiger
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.

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.

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2n chromosome quantity
24 +
Anther base shape
not tailed +, rounded +  and obtuse +
Anther dehiscence
introrse +
Anther fusion
connate +
Anther theca coloration
dark +  and pale +
Apex architecture or shape
dentate +
Apex fusion
connate +  and distinct +
Apex growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Apex shape
acute;acute;acute;obtuse +
Apex size
subequal +
Apex texture
scarious +
Apical appendage presence
absent +
Apical appendage shape
usually ovate +  and lanceolate +
Appendage pubescence
hirsute +
Appendage relief
papillate +
Appendage shape
usually deltate +  and lanceolate +
Array architecture
corymbiform +
Array development
indeterminate +  and determinate +
Author
Robert W. Kiger +
Authority
(Jacquin) Persoon +
Awn architecture
smooth +  and ciliate or barbed +
Awn architecture or shape
barbed +
Awn atypical quantity
4 (8) +
Awn orientation
erect +
Awn presence
absent +
Awn quantity
2 +  and 4 +
Awn some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Band architecture
continuous +
Band quantity
1 +
Base shape
decurrent +
Basionyms
Coreopsis parviflora +
Blade architecture
compound +  and simple +
Blade shape
lobed +
Blade some measurement
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (6.5 cm65 mm <br />0.065 m <br />) +
Body architecture
winged;ribbed;winged;ribbed +
Body architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Body relief
tuberculate +  and rugose +
Bract atypical quantity
8 (21) +
Bract quantity
3;8 +
Bractlet atypical quantity
5 (8) +
Bractlet fusion
connate +
Bractlet growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Bractlet quantity
8 +
Bractlet shape
less linear;subulate +
Bractlet some measurement
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
Branch arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Branch structure in adjective form
stigmatic +
Bristle architecture
barbellulate +  and barbellate +
Bristle shape
Plumose (?) +
Calyculus orientation
Spreading (Reflexed) +
Calyculus presence
absent +
Calyculus quantity
Of 1 (15+ bractlets) +
Calyculus shape
Linear-oblong (Narrowly lanceolate) +
Corolla architecture
zygomorphic +
Corolla coloration
yellow +, white +  and pink or purple or yellow +
Cypsela architecture
not winged +
Cypsela architecture or shape
attenuate-beaked +
Cypsela course or shape
arcuate +
Cypsela growth form
dimorphic +
Cypsela pubescence
setulose +
Cypsela shape
fusiform +  and quadrangular-cylindric +
Cypsela size
slender +
Cypsela some measurement
9mm;16mm +
Disc-floret atypical quantity
20 (80) +
Disc-floret quantity
10 (20) +
Disc-floret reproduction
fertile +  and bisexual +
Disc corolla some measurement
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Disc floret architecture
staminate +
Disc floret reproduction
fertile +  and bisexual +
Distribution
Ariz. +, Colo. +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mo. +, N.Mex. +, R.I. +, Tex. +  and Mexico +
Elevation
100–3000 m +
Embryo course
straight +
Face architecture or shape
beaked +
Face pubescence
setose +, hispid +, glabrous +, puberulent +  and glabrate +
Face relief
papillate +  and scabridulous +
Face shape
linear-fusiform;4-angled;ovate;orbiculate;oblong;linear;cuneate +
Filament fusion
distinct +
Floret architecture
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
Floret atypical quantity
5;15 +
Floret position
proximal +
Floret quantity
1;5 +
Floret reproduction
bisexual +
Fruit architecture
winged +  and beaked +
Fruit condition or texture
dry +
Fruit density
dispersed +
Glomerule arrangement
singly +
Groove quantity
1 +
Habitat
Open or forested slopes and canyons, sometimes in disturbed and cultivated areas +
Head architecture
discoid +  and radiate +
Head architecture or arrangement
radiate +
Head arrangement
in corymbiform arrays +  and singly +
Head development
indeterminate +
Head reproduction
homogamous +  and heterogamous +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
John Myers +
Individual head architecture
each +  and sessile +
Involucre diameter
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Involucre position relational
surrounding +
Involucre shape
subhemispheric;hemispheric +
Lamina shape
cuneate-obovate +
Lamina some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
Leaf architecture
sessile +  and petiolate +
Leaf arrangement
opposite +
Leaf position
cauline +
Line quantity
2 +
Lobe atypical quantity
3 (5) +
Lobe quantity
5 (?) +
Lobe shape
deltate +
Margin architecture or pubescence or shape
spinulose-ciliate +
Margin architecture or shape
dentate to pinnatifid or palmatifid +  and entire +
Margin texture
scarious +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Ovary architecture
2-carpellate +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
1-locular +
Ovary position
inferior +
Ovule fixation
attached +
Ovule orientation
anatropous +
Ovule quantity
1 +
Palea life cycle
falling +
Palea shape
concave-convex;flat;linear +
Palea texture
scarious +
Pappus duration
persistent +
Pappus life cycle
falling +
Pappus presence
absent +
Pappus shape
of 1-2 , smooth to ciliate or barbed awns or scales +  and coroniform +
Peduncle some measurement
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
Pericarp fragility
tough +
Pericarp width
thick +
Peripheral floret presence
absent +
Peripheral floret quantity
In 1 (3+ series) +
Petal fusion
connate +
Petiole some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (?) +
Phenology
Flowering summer–fall. +
Phyllary atypical quantity
5 (8) +
Phyllary duration
persistent +
Phyllary fusion
distinct +
Phyllary life cycle
falling +
Phyllary orientation
erect +
Phyllary quantity
8 +
Phyllary shape
Oblong (?) +
Phyllary size
unequal +
Phyllary some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Phyllary texture
Herbaceous (Membranous) +
Phyllary variability
equal +
Publication title
Syn. Pl. +
Publication year
1807 +
Ray-floret architecture
neuter +
Ray-floret presence
absent +
Ray-floret quantity
8 (?) +
Ray-floret reproduction
sterile +  and fertile +
Ray corolla coloration
white +  and rose-pink or violet +
Receptacle architecture
paleate +
Receptacle prominence or shape
flat +
Receptacle pubescence
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
Receptacle shape
mostly flat;convex +
Reference
None +
Root texture
fibrous +
Seed architecture
exalbuminous +
Seed quantity
1 +
Sepal variability
modifed +
Series atypical quantity
1 (2) +
Series quantity
2 +
Source xml
https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V19-20-21/V21 503.xml +
Stamen arrangement
alternate +
Stamen atypical quantity
4 (5) +
Stamen quantity
5 +
Stem architecture
branched +
Stem orientation
ascending +  and erect +
Stem quantity
1 +
Style-branch architecture
appendaged +  and truncate +
Style architecture
2-branched +
Style pubescence
hirsutulous +  and glabrous +
Style quantity
1 +
Style relief
papillate +
Synonyms
Undefined (tribe Undefined) subtribe Coreopsideae +  and Undefined (tribe Undefined) subtribe Petrobiinae +
Taxon family
Asteraceae +
Taxon name
Cosmos parviflorus +
Taxon parent
Cosmos +
Taxon rank
species +
Tube height or length or size
shorter +
Tube variability
equaling +
Ultimate lobe width
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
Ultimate margin architecture or shape
entire +
Ultimate margin shape
toothed +  and entire +
Volume
Volume 21 +
Whole-organism duration
annual +
Whole-organism some measurement
30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> (250 cm2,500 mm <br />2.5 m <br />) +
Whole organism growth form
plant +
Whole organism pubescence
pubescent +  and glabrous +
Whole organism some measurement
30cm (90cm) +
X chromosome quantity
12 +