Acanthospermum

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]

Acanthospermum
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:	Acanthospermum Schrank, 1820
Synonyms[1]
Centrospermum Kunth Echinodium Poit. ex Cass. Orcya Vell.

Taxonomy

Species

As of July 2023^[update], 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