Acamptopappus

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae}}

{{Automatic taxobox

|name = Goldenhead

|image = Acamptopappus shockleyi 7.jpg

|image_caption = Acamptopappus shockleyi on the California-Nevada border

|display_parents = 3

|taxon = Acamptopappus

|authority = (A.Gray) A.Gray{{sfn|Gray|1873|p=634}}

|synonyms_ref =

|synonyms = * Haplopappus section Acamptopappus A.Gray

}}

Acamptopappus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae described as a genus in 1873.[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3071773#page/642/mode/1up Gray, Asa. 1973. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 8: 634] description in Latin, commentary in English[http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40003142 Tropicos, Acamptopappus (A. Gray) A. Gray ]{{cite journal|jstor=41424703|last1=Lane|first1=Meredith A.|title=Generic Relationships and Taxonomy of Acamptopappus (Compositae: Astereae)|journal=Madroño|year=1988|volume=35|issue=3|pages=247–265}}

Acamptopappus is native to the deserts in southwestern North America.[http://bonap.net/NAPA/TaxonMaps/Genus/County/Acamptopappus Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps] The name is derived from a- (not), campto- (bent), and pappus (down). They are also commonly known as goldenheads.Shreve, F. & I. L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and Flora of the Sonoran Desert 2 vols. Stanford University Press, Stanford

Acamptopappus plants are eaten by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Coleophora acamtopappi which feeds on A. sphaerocephalus.

; Species[http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Acamptopappus The Plant List search for Acamptopappus][http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=100070 Flora of North America, Vol. 20 Page 184 Goldenhead Acamptopappus (A. Gray) A. Gray]

• A. shockleyi A.Gray -- Shockley's Goldenhead - California, Nevada
• A. sphaerocephalus (Harv. & A.Gray) A.Gray -- Rayless Goldenhead - California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona