Cosmos bipinnatus

Basic information
Scientific name	Cosmos bipinnatus	Click to magnify
Common names	Common cosmos
Higher taxon	Asteraceae, Asterales, Magnoliopsida, Magnoliophyta
Natural range	Mexico
Habitat	Fallow rice field, riverside, roadside, etc.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Almost entire Japan
Origin	Unknown.
Date	The first record of naturalization was in 1969.
Route	Deliberate: As ornamental plant
Impact	Competition with native plants. Native organism(s) affected: Native plants.
Regulation in Japan	No action for prevention, mitigation, control, or eradication.
Introduced range in other countries	Cultivated worldwide

Reference	Notes
Hotta et al. (1989) Useful Plants of the World. Heibonsha, Tokyo (in Jpn) etc.