Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus
Goldenhead
- Height: 1 ft - 3 ft
- Life Cycle: perennial
- Growth Type: shrub
- Flower Size: small, 1/4 - 1 in
- Flower Type: solitary
- Bloom Type: spring
- Flower Color: yellow
- Native to California:
YES
- California Range: desert
- Water Requirements: low
- Average Live Seed per Bulk Pound: 30,900
Taxon report data from Calflora
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Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus
Common Name:Goldenhead
Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus, a angiosperm, is a shrub that is native to California.
US Distribution: | beyond CA but confined to w. North America |
Plant Community(s): | Creosote Bush Scrub, Joshua Tree Woodland |
Habitat: | |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Name Status:
Recognized as current in TJM2 + PLANTS + JM93
County distribution list:
Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo

See a detailed Distribution Grid of this plant in Calfornia.
Links: USDA Plants Profile | Jepson Herbarium
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Bloom Months
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