Acicarpha

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Acicarpha
Acicarpha bonariensis here given as Acicarpha spathulata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Calyceraceae
Genus: Acicarpha
Juss.[1]
Species

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Synonyms[2]
  • Acanthosperma Vell.
  • Cryptocarpha Cass.
  • Echinolema J.Jacq. ex DC.
  • Sommea Bory

Acicarpha is a genus of flowering plants in the family Calyceraceae, native to drier areas of southern South America.[2] They prefer to grow alongside rivers or the shores of the Atlantic Ocean.[3]

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