**3.2** *Cosmos bipinnatus*

*Cosmos bipinnatus* of Asteraceae family is commonly famous as garden cosmos or Mexican aster, which is an inulin comprising weedy annual herb exotic for India. It has acclimatized on infertile, sandy soils along roadsides, exposed slopes, fence lines, hedgerows, or background areas as an ornamental plant getting transmuted into invasive weed [1].
