Acanthostyles is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae described as a genus in 1971.King, Robert Merrill & Robinson, Harold Ernest. 1971. Phytologia 22: 111-112D.J.N.Hind & H.E.Robinson. 2007. Tribe Eupatorieae In: The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants vol.VIII. (Joachim W.Kadereit & Charles Jeffrey, volume editors. Klaus Kubitzky, general editor). Springer-Verlag. Berlin, Heidelberg.Tropicos, Acanthostyles R.M. King & H. Rob.
The genus is native to South America.
SpeciesThe Plant List search for Acanthostyles Acanthostyles buniifolius (Hook. ex Hook. & Arn.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Rio Grande do Sul, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay Acanthostyles saucechicoensis (Hieron.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Argentina
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