Acanthocephalus (plant)

Acanthocephalus
A. amplexifolius and A. benthamianus
Scientific classification Edit this 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]

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

The genus is native to Central Asia.[4]

Species[4]