| Acanthocarpus | |
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| Acanthocarpus preissii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Lomandroideae |
| Genus: | Acanthocarpus Lehm. |
| Synonyms | |
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Acanthocarpus is a genus in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae, in the APG III system of classification. [1] It has been difficult to place at family rank, being placed at various times in Dasypogonaceae as well as the Asparagaceae. [2] The entire genus is endemic to the State of Western Australia. [3]
Species include: [4]
Formerly included species: [3]