Starbur

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]

Taxonomy

Species

As of July 2020, Plants of the World Online has 7 accepted species:^[4][5]

• Acanthospermum australe (Loefl.) Kuntze - South America
• Acanthospermum consobrinum S.F.Blake - Paraguay
• Acanthospermum glabratum (DC.) Wild. - South Africa
• Acanthospermum hispidum DC. - South America
• Acanthospermum humile (Sw.) DC. - West Indies
• Acanthospermum lecocarpoides B.L.Rob. & Greenm. - Galapagos Islands
• Acanthospermum microcarpum B.L.Rob. - Ecuador including Galápagos

References

• Media related to Acanthospermum at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Acanthospermum at Wikispecies