''Acamptopappus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family
Asteraceae
The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae w ...
described as a genus in 1873.
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''Acamptopappus'' is native to the deserts in southwestern North America. The name is derived from ''a-'' (not), ''campto-'' (bent), and ''pappus'' (down). They are also commonly known as goldenheads.
''Acamptopappus'' plants are eaten by the larva
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e of some Lepidoptera
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species including '' Coleophora acamtopappi'' which feeds on ''A. sphaerocephalus''.
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/ref>[Flora of North America, Vol. 20 Page 184 Goldenhead Acamptopappus (A. Gray) A. Gray]
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* '' A. shockleyi'' A.Gray -- Shockley's Goldenhead - California, Nevada
* '' A. sphaerocephalus'' (Harv. & A.Gray) A.Gray -- Rayless Goldenhead - California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona
References
Bibliography
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External links
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UVSC Herbarium - ''Acamptopappus''
Jepson Manual Treatment
Astereae
Asteraceae genera
Flora of the Southwestern United States
Flora of the California desert regions
North American desert flora
Taxa named by Asa Gray
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