Acamptopappus

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Goldenhead[1]
Acamptopappus shockleyi 7.jpg
Acamptopappus shockleyi on the California-Nevada border
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Astereae
Genus:
Acamptopappus

Synonyms[3]
  • Haplopappus section Acamptopappus A.Gray

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.

Species[8][1]
  • A. shockleyi A.Gray -- Shockley's Goldenhead - California, Nevada
  • A. sphaerocephalus (Harv. & A.Gray) A.Gray -- Rayless Goldenhead - California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Flora of North America, Vol. 20 Page 184 Goldenhead Acamptopappus (A. Gray) A. Gray
  2. ^ Gray 1873, p. 634.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Tropicos, Acamptopappus (A. Gray) A. Gray
  4. ^ Gray, Asa. 1973. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 8: 634 description in Latin, commentary in English
  5. ^ Lane, M. A. 1988. Generic relationships and taxonomy of Acamptopappus (Compositae: Astereae). Madrono 35. (3): 247-265
  6. ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
  7. ^ Shreve, F. & I. L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and Flora of the Sonoran Desert 2 vols. Stanford University Press, Stanford
  8. ^ The Plant List search for Acamptopappus
  • [taxonomic revision]

Bibliography[]

  • Gray, Asa (1873). Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 8. Boston: Metcalf and Co.

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