''Achnopogon'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of flowering plants in the family

Asteraceae Asteraceae () is a large family (biology), family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the Order (biology), order Asterales. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the Orchi ...

, described as a genus in 1957.Tropicos, ''Achnopogon'' Maguire, Steyerm. & Wurdack
/ref> The entire genus is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...

. ; SpeciesThe Plant List, search for ''Achnopogon''
/ref> * '' Achnopogon steyermarkii'' Aristeg. - State of Bolívar in southeastern

* '' Achnopogon virgatus'' Maguire, Steyerm. & Wurdack - State of Bolívar in southeastern

References

Asteraceae genera Endemic flora of Venezuela Stifftioideae {{Asteraceae-stub