Acanthospermum
| Starburrs | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Acanthospermum australe | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Acanthospermum Schrank, 1820 |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Centrospermum Kunth, rejected name[2] | |
Acanthospermum is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae, also known as Starburrs or Starburs. It was described as a genus in 1820.[3][1]
- Species[4]
- Acanthospermum australe (Loefl.) Kuntze - South America from Guianas to Bolivia; naturalized in USA
- Acanthospermum consobrinum S.F.Blake - Paraguay
- Acanthospermum glabratum (DC.) Wild. - South Africa
- Acanthospermum hispidum DC. - South + Central America, West Indies; SE USA, South Africa
- Acanthospermum humile (Sw.) DC. - West Indies, Panama; naturalized in southeastern USA
- Acanthospermum microcarpum B.L.Rob. - Ecuador including Galápagos
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Data related to Acanthospermum at Wikispecies
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tropicos, Acanthospermum Schrank
- ↑ Brummitt, Taxon 49: 265. 2000.
- ↑ Schrank, Franz von Paula von. 1820. Plantae Rariores Horti Academici Monacensis 2(6): , pl. 53
- ↑ The Plant List search for Acanthospermum