Annual Cosmos vs Calamus

Cosmos bipinnatus compared with Acorus calamus

Key Differences

• Annual Cosmos is Not Evaluated while Calamus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Annual Cosmos	Calamus
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Acorales (Acorales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Acoraceae
Genus	Cosmos	Acorus
Species	Cosmos bipinnatus	Acorus calamus

Evolutionary Relationship

Annual Cosmos and Calamus share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Annual Cosmos

NE — Not Evaluated

Calamus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Annual Cosmos	Calamus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Annual Cosmos

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (25 countries), North America (Canada, Costa Rica, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Calamus

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (30 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Annual Cosmos

The Annual Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus) is a species in the genus Cosmos. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland en.

Calamus

The Calamus (Acorus calamus) is a species in the genus Acorus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 27 countries:

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