Cavanilles, A.J. (16 February 1791), Icones et Descriptiones Plantarum 1(1): 9, t. 14 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Cosmos bipinnatus Cav.

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• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), ACT (naturalised)

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• Etymology: "from the Greek kosmos (ordered, harmonious) or kosmo (ornamental), hence an ornament or a beautifully ordered thing."

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