Acamptopappus

Acamptopappus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae described as a genus in 1873.

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GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae

Native toArizona, California, Nevada, Utah

Observations recorded3,936

Acamptopappus is een geslacht uit de composietenfamilie (Compositae of Asteraceae). In Engeland wordt het geslacht goldenhead (goudhoofd) genoemd. De botanische naam is afgeleid van het Latijnse a- (niet), campto- (buigen), en pappus (neer). Acamptopappus shockleyi - Shockley's goldenhead Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus - Rayless goldenhead Zie de categorie Acamptopappus van Wikimedia Commons voor mediabestanden over dit onderwerp.

via GBIF · Kew POWO

Museum specimens

Specimen records: 33
With media: 27
Family: Asteraceae
Collections: RENO, CSLA, OBI, USU, MIN, JBRJ
Recorded in: United States, Brasil

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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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Acamptopappus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.