Acicarpha

Acicarpha
Acicarpha bonariensis here given as Acicarpha spathulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Calyceraceae
Genus: Acicarpha
Juss.
Species

See text

Synonyms
  • Acanthosperma Vell.
  • Cryptocarpha Cass.
  • Echinolema J.Jacq. ex DC.
  • Sommea Bory

Acicarpha is a genus of flowering plants in the family Calyceraceae, native to drier areas of southern South America. They prefer to grow alongside rivers or the shores of the Atlantic Ocean.