- Goldenhead
Taxobox
name = Goldenhead
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Asterales
familia =Asteraceae
tribus =Astereae
genus = "Acamptopappus"
genus_authority = (A. Gray) A. Gray
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =
*"A. shockleyi" -- Shockley's Goldenhead
*"A. sphaerocephalus" -- Rayless Goldenhead"Acamptopappus" is a genus of flowering plants in the family
Asteraceae . There are two species, both native to the deserts in southwestern North America. The name is derived from "a-" (not), "campto-" (bent), and "pappus" (down)."Acamptopappus" species are used as food plants by the
larva e of someLepidoptera species including "Coleophora acamtopappi" which feeds on "A. sphaerocephalus".References
*Lane, M. A. 1988. Generic relationships and taxonomy of Acamptopappus (Compositae: Astereae). "Madrono" 35. (3): 247-265 [taxonomic revision]
External links
* [http://herbarium.uvsc.edu/Virtual/search.asp?s=genus&p=1&n=88&t=Acamptopappus UVSC Herbarium - "Acamptopappus"]
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?609,610 Jepson Manual Treatment]
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