Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus var. sphaerocephalus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus (Harv. & A. Gray) A. Gray var. sphaerocephalus

Rayless goldenhead

2015 John Doyen

2017 John Doyen

2019 Susan McDougall

2017 John Doyen

2019 Susan McDougall

2017 John Doyen

Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus var. sphaerocephalus is a shrub that is native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~248 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Parent:	Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus
Genus:	Acamptopappus
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + POWO + JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Aplopappus sphaerocephalus

Information about Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus var. sphaerocephalus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ACSPS2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/23/2025).