Acamptopappus Explained
Acamptopappus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae described as a genus in 1873.[1] [2] [3]
Acamptopappus is native to the deserts in southwestern North America.[4] The name is derived from a- (not), campto- (bent), and pappus (down). They are also commonly known as goldenheads.[5]
Acamptopappus plants are eaten by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Coleophora acamtopappi which feeds on A. sphaerocephalus.
- Species[6] [7]
- A. shockleyi A.Gray -- Shockley's Goldenhead - California, Nevada
- A. sphaerocephalus (Harv. & A.Gray) A.Gray -- Rayless Goldenhead - California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona
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Notes and References
- https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3071773#page/642/mode/1up Gray, Asa. 1973. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 8: 634
- http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40003142 Tropicos, Acamptopappus (A. Gray) A. Gray
- 41424703. Lane. Meredith A.. Generic Relationships and Taxonomy of Acamptopappus (Compositae: Astereae). Madroño. 1988. 35. 3. 247–265.
- http://bonap.net/NAPA/TaxonMaps/Genus/County/Acamptopappus 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
- http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Acamptopappus The Plant List search for Acamptopappus
- http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=100070 Flora of North America, Vol. 20 Page 184 Goldenhead Acamptopappus (A. Gray) A. Gray