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Cosmos atrosanguineus (Hook.) Voss

Chocolate cosmos (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Cosmos

Characteristics

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 40-60 cm tall. It has a fleshy tuberous root. The leaves are 7-15 cm long with leaflets along the stalk. These are 2-5 cm long. The flowers are dark red and have a chocolate or vanilla scent.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 1-4
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

The flowers are occasionally used for flavouring. They have a chocolate fragrance.
Uses -
Edible flowers
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants are grown by division of the tubers.
Mode cuttings
Germination duration (days) 5 - 10
Germination temperacture (C°) 20 - 30
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Cosmos atrosanguineus unspecified picture

Distribution

Cosmos atrosanguineus world distribution map, present in Mexico

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1088709-2
WFO ID wfo-0000021167
COL ID 6B7N8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Bidens atrosanguinea Cosmos atrosanguineus Bidens atrosanguineus Cosmos diversifolius var. atrosanguineus Bidens atrosanguinea var. atrosanguinea
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