title: Acanthocephalus (plant)
text: # Acanthocephalus (plant)
  
  Acanthocephalus is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae, described as a genus in 1842.
  
  The genus is native to Central Asia.
  
  ## Species
  
  * Acanthocephalus amplexifolius Kar. & Kir. - Altai
  * Acanthocephalus benthamianus Regel & Schmalh. - Uzbekistan
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The genus name is a contraction of the Greek ἄκανθα (akantha) meaning "thorn" or "prickle", and κεφαλή (kephale), the word for "head".
  
  