Acanthocephalus (plant)

Acanthocephalus is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae, described as a genus in 1842.^[1]

Acanthocephalus
A. amplexifolius and A. benthamianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Cichorioideae
Tribe:	Cichorieae
Subtribe:	Crepidinae
Genus:	Acanthocephalus Kar. & Kir.[1]
Synonyms
Harpachaena Bunge[2] Harpocarpus Endl.[3]

The genus is native to Central Asia.^[4]

Species^[4]

• Acanthocephalus amplexifolius Kar. & Kir. - Altai^[5]
• Acanthocephalus benthamianus Regel & Schmalh. - Uzbekistan^[6]

Etymology

The genus name is a contraction of the Greek ἄκανθα (akantha) meaning "thorn" or "prickle", and κεφαλή (kephale), the word for "head".^[7]