Goldenhead | |
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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 (A.Gray) A.Gray |
Synonyms | |
Haplopappus section Acamptopappus A.Gray |
Haplopappus section Acamptopappus A.Gray
Acamptopappus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae described as a genus in 1873.
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 larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Coleophora acamtopappi which feeds on A. sphaerocephalus.