Acamptopappus

Acamptopappus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae described as a genus in 1873.^[4][3][5]

Goldenhead[1]
Acamptopappus shockleyi on the California-Nevada border
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Astereae
Subtribe:	Solidagininae
Genus:	Acamptopappus (A.Gray) A.Gray[2]
Synonyms[3]
Haplopappus section Acamptopappus A.Gray

Acamptopappus is native to the deserts in southwestern North America.^[6] The name is derived from a- (not), campto- (bent), and pappus (down). They are also commonly known as goldenheads.^[7]

Acamptopappus plants are eaten by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Coleophora acamtopappi which feeds on A. sphaerocephalus.

Species^[8][1]

• A. shockleyi A.Gray -- Shockley's Goldenhead - California, Nevada
• A. sphaerocephalus (Harv. & A.Gray) A.Gray -- Rayless Goldenhead - California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona