Acamptopappus
| Goldenhead[1] | |
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| Acamptopappus shockleyi on the California-Nevada border | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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 a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae described as a genus in 1873.[4][3][5]
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
References[edit]
- ^ a b Flora of North America, Vol. 20 Page 184 Goldenhead Acamptopappus (A. Gray) A. Gray
- ^ Gray 1873, p. 634.
- ^ a b Tropicos, Acamptopappus (A. Gray) A. Gray
- ^ Gray, Asa. 1973. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 8: 634 description in Latin, commentary in English
- ^ Lane, Meredith A. (1988). "Generic Relationships and Taxonomy of Acamptopappus (Compositae: Astereae)". Madroño. 35 (3): 247–265. JSTOR 41424703.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
- ^ Shreve, F. & I. L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and Flora of the Sonoran Desert 2 vols. Stanford University Press, Stanford
- ^ The Plant List search for Acamptopappus
Bibliography[edit]
- Gray, Asa (1873). Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Vol. 8. Boston: Metcalf and Co.
External links[edit]
Media related to Acamptopappus at Wikimedia Commons- UVSC Herbarium - Acamptopappus
- Jepson Manual Treatment
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