Acanthospermum is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae, also known as starburrs or starburs. It was described as a genus in 1820. Taxonomy Species , Plants of the World Online has 7 accepted species: Acanthospermum australe (Loefl.) Kuntze - South America Acanthospermum consobrinum S.F.Blake - Paraguay Acanthospermum glabratum (DC.) Wild. - South Africa Acanthospermum hispidum DC. - South America Acanthospermum humile (Sw.) DC. - West Indies Acanthospermum lecocarpoides B.L.Rob. & Greenm. - Galapagos Islands Acanthospermum microcarpum B.L.Rob. - Ecuador including Galápagos References Asteraceae genera