Acamptopappus
Genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae
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Acamptopappus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae described as a genus in 1873.[4][3][5]
| Goldenhead[1] | |
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| Acamptopappus shockleyi on the California-Nevada border | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Astereae |
| Subtribe: | Solidagininae |
| Genus: | Acamptopappus (A.Gray) A.Gray[2] |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Acamptopappus is native to the deserts in southwestern North America.[6] The name is derived from a- (not), campto- (bent), and pappus (down). They are also commonly known as goldenheads.[7]
Acamptopappus plants are eaten by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Coleophora acamtopappi which feeds on A. sphaerocephalus.
- A. shockleyi A.Gray -- Shockley's Goldenhead - California, Nevada
- A. sphaerocephalus (Harv. & A.Gray) A.Gray -- Rayless Goldenhead - California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona
