Achnopogon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, described as a genus in 1957.Maguire, Bassett, Steyermark, Julian Alfred, & Wurdack, John Julius. 1957. Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 9: 437-439 descriptions in Latin, geographical information in EnglishTropicos, Achnopogon Maguire, Steyerm. & Wurdack
The entire genus is endemic to Venezuela.Funk, V. A., P. E. Berry, S. Alexander, T. H. Hollowell & C. L. Kelloff. 2007. Checklist of the Plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 55: 1–584Hokche, O., P. E. Berry & O. Huber. (eds.) 2008. Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela 1–859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela, Caracas
SpeciesThe Plant List, search for Achnopogon Achnopogon steyermarkii Aristeg. - State of Bolívar in southeastern Venezuela Achnopogon virgatus Maguire, Steyerm. & Wurdack - State of Bolívar in southeastern Venezuela
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