Goldenhead

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Goldenhead
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Acamptopappus
(A. Gray) A. Gray
Species
  • A. shockleyi -- Shockley's Goldenhead
  • A. sphaerocephalus -- Rayless Goldenhead
For the character of Tolkien's legendarium, see Hador 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 larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Coleophora acamtopappi which feeds on A. sphaerocephalus.

[edit] References

  • Lane, M. A. 1988. Generic relationships and taxonomy of Acamptopappus (Compositae: Astereae). Madrono 35. (3): 247-265 [taxonomic revision]

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