Acamptopappus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae described as a genus in 1873.Gray, Asa. 1973. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 8: 634 description in Latin, commentary in EnglishTropicos, Acamptopappus (A. Gray) A. Gray
Acamptopappus is native to the deserts in southwestern North America.Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps The name is derived from a- (not), campto- (bent), and pappus (down). They are also commonly known as goldenheads.Shreve, F. & I. L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and Flora of the Sonoran Desert 2 vols. Stanford University Press, Stanford
Acamptopappus plants are eaten by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Coleophora acamtopappi which feeds on A. sphaerocephalus.
SpeciesThe Plant List search for AcamptopappusFlora of North America, Vol. 20 Page 184 Goldenhead Acamptopappus (A. Gray) A. Gray 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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UVSC Herbarium - Acamptopappus Jepson Manual Treatment