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Cosmos parviflorus

(Jacq.) Pers.

Southwest Cosmos

G5Secure Found in 21 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.145699
Element CodePDAST2N030
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusCosmos
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date1993-06-11
Change Date1993-06-11
Edition Date1993-06-11
Edition AuthorsAnnable, C.
Range Extent Comments
Southeastern CO, to southwestern TX, AZ and Mexico.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

4,000 to 9,000 ft., open pine forest, hillsides, and canyons and sometimes cultivated land.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ColoradoS3Yes
ArizonaSNRYes
MarylandSNANo
MassachusettsSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNANo
TexasSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (21)
Arizona (6)
AreaForestAcres
Butterfly Roadless AreaCoronado National Forest42,296
Campbell BlueApache-Sitgreaves National Forests7,003
Cdo WsaCoronado National Forest1,955
ChiricahuaCoronado National Forest76,876
Hot AirApache-Sitgreaves National Forests31,712
Oracle RoadlessCoronado National Forest22,365
New Mexico (15)
AreaForestAcres
Contiguous To Black & Aldo Leopold WildernessGila National Forest111,883
Contiguous To Gila Wilderness & Primitive AreaGila National Forest79,049
Devils CreekGila National Forest89,916
Dry CreekGila National Forest26,719
Elk MountainGila National Forest6,550
Guaje CanyonSanta Fe National Forest6,104
Hell HoleGila National Forest19,553
Meadow CreekGila National Forest34,167
NolanGila National Forest13,051
RendijaSanta Fe National Forest2,176
Ryan HillCibola National Forest34,201
Sawyers PeakGila National Forest59,743
T BarGila National Forest6,823
Wahoo MountainGila National Forest23,122
West Face Sacramento MountainsLincoln National Forest41,176
References (3)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006c. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 21. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 8: Asteraceae, part 3. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxii + 616 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Kearney, T.H., R.H. Peebles, and collaborators. 1951. Arizona flora. 2nd edition with Supplement (1960) by J.T. Howell, E. McClintock, and collaborators. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1085 pp.