title: Acritopappus
text: # Acritopappus
  
  Acritopappus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae described as a genus in 1972.
  
  The entire genus is endemic to Brazil.
  
  ## Taxonomy
  
  ### Species
  
  As of July 2020, Plants of the World online has 19 accepted species:
  
  * Acritopappus buiquensis D.J.N.Hind & Bautista
  * Acritopappus catolesensis D.J.N.Hind & Bautista
  * Acritopappus confertus (Gardner) R.M.King & H.Rob.
  * Acritopappus connatifolius (Soar.Nunes) R.M.King & H.Rob.
  * Acritopappus diamantinicus Bautista, S.Ortiz & Rodr.Oubiña
  * Acritopappus harleyi R.M.King & H.Rob.
  * Acritopappus heterolepis (Baker) R.M.King & H.Rob.
  * Acritopappus irwinii R.M.King & H.Rob.
  * Acritopappus jacobaeus Bautista, Rodr.Oubiña & S.Ortiz
  * Acritopappus longifolius (Gardner) R.M.King & H.Rob.
  * Acritopappus micropappus (Baker) R.M.King & H.Rob.
  * Acritopappus morii R.M.King & H.Rob.
  * Acritopappus pereirae Bautista, S.Ortiz & Rodr.Oubiña
  * Acritopappus pintoi Bautista & D.J.N.Hind
  * Acritopappus prunifolius R.M.King & H.Rob.
  * Acritopappus santosii R.M.King & H.Rob.
  * Acritopappus stenophyllus Bautista, Rodr.Oubiña & S.Ortiz
  * Acritopappus subtomentosus R.M.King & H.Rob.
  * Acritopappus teixeirae R.M.King & H.Rob.
  
  Selected synonyms include:
  
  * Acritopappus hagei R.M.King & H.Rob. — synonym of Acritopappus heterolepis
  