Family | Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) |
Scientific name | Cosmos bipinnatus Cavanilles |
Synonyms | Bidens formosa (Bonato) Schultz Bipontinus; Bidens lindleyi Schultz Bipontinus; Coreopsis formosa Bonato; Cosmea bipinnata Willdenow; Cosmea tenuifolia Lindley ex Heynhold; Cosmos bipinnatus Cavanilles var. exaristatus de Candolle; Cosmos bipinnatus Cavanilles var. typicus Sherff; Cosmos tenuifolius Lindley; Georgina bipinnata (Cavanilles) Sprengel |
Common name | (Japanese common name) cosmos, aki-zakura [Autumn cherry] |
(English common name) cosmos, Mexican-aster | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) [native] USA, Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=24 |
Description | Plants electing 100-200cm. Flowers red, pale purple, pink or white 7cm, flowering in June to December. Annual plants. |
Reference | Cosmos bipinnatus Cav. |
Cosmos bipinnatus Cavanilles | |
Cosmos bipinnatus Cav. | |
Fluorometirc enzyme inhibition immunoassay for measuring potency of allergen extracts (US Patent 4528267/1985) | |
Assaying allergen specific IgE levels with fluorogenic enzyme labeled antibody (US Patent 4849337/1989) | |
Fluorometric assay of allergic reactions (US Patent 4845027/1989) | |
Stable antigenic extracts methods (US Patent 4963356/1990) | |
Low cost, versatile sod mat and method for propagation (US Patent 5345713/1994) | |
Specialty sod mats constructed of nonwoven fabric (US Patent 5397368/1995) | |
Plant sod mats (US Patent 5507845/1996) | |
Sod mats constructed of stable fibers and degradable matrix material and method for propagation (US Patent 5555674/1996) | |
Process for the purification of aqueous extracts containing allergenically active proteins, extracts obtainable according to this process as well as their use (US Patent 5770698/1998) | |
Note | Naturalized plants (introduced as a garden plant, occasionally naturalized). |
October 2007 at roadside |
October 2007 at roadside |
October 2007 at roadside |
October 2007 at roadside |
October 2007 at roadside |
October 2007 at roadside |
October 2007 at roadside |
October 2007 at roadside |
October 2007 at roadside |