Acanthocephalus (plant)

For the genus of parasitic worms, see Acanthocephalus (animal).
Acanthocephalus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Cichorieae
Genus: Acanthocephalus
Kar. & Kir.

Acanthocephalus is a genus of the botanical family Asteraceae described as a genus in 1842.[1][2]

The genus is native to Central Asia.[3]

Species[3]
  1. Acanthocephalus amplexifolius Kar. & Kir. - Altai[4]
  2. Acanthocephalus benthamianus Regel & Schmalh. - Uzbekistan[5]

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