Acanthospermum
| Acanthospermum | |
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| Acanthospermum australe | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Millerieae |
| Subtribe: | Melampodiinae |
| Genus: | Schrank, 1820 |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Acanthospermum is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae, also known as starburrs or starburs. It was described as a genus in 1820.[2][3]
Taxonomy
Species
As of July 2023, Plants of the World Online has 6 accepted species:[1]
- Acanthospermum australe (Loefl.) Kuntze - South America
- Acanthospermum consobrinum S.F.Blake - Paraguay
- Acanthospermum glabratum (DC.) Wild. - Southeast Brazil
- Acanthospermum hispidum DC. - South America
- Acanthospermum humile (Sw.) DC. - West Indies
- Acanthospermum microcarpum B.L.Rob. - Ecuador including Galápagos
References
- ^ a b Kew Science Plants of the World Online, retrieved 14 July 2020
- ^ Schrank, Franz von Paula von. 1820. Plantae Rariores Horti Academici Monacensis 2(6):, pl. 53
- ^ "Tropicos". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
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