Lygodesmia | |
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Lygodesmia grandiflora | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Cichorioideae |
Tribe: | Cichorieae |
Subtribe: | Microseridinae |
Genus: | Lygodesmia D.Don |
Type species | |
Prenanthes juncea [1] Pursh | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Lygodesmia, called skeletonplant, [3] is a genus of North American flowering plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae. [1] [4]
The name derives from the Greek lygos, a pliant twig, and desme, a bundle, because of the fascicled twiggy or rush-like stems of the plants. [5]
Calochortus is a genus of flowering plants in the lily family. The group includes herbaceous, perennial and bulbous species, all native to North America.
Palafoxia, or palafox, is a genus of North American flowering plants in the Bahia tribe within the Asteraceae.
Uropappus, commonly called silverpuffs, is a genus of North American plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae. Some authors accept only one species, U. lindleyi, and separate Stebbinsoseris.
Rafinesquia, commonly known as plumeseed, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to the western United States and northwestern Mexico.
Thymophylla is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the tribe Tageteae within the family Asteraceae. Pricklyleaf is a common name for plants in this genus.
Malacothrix is a genus of plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae. They are known generally as desert dandelions or desertdandelions. Most are native to western North America although a few have been introduced to South America. Several are found only on offshore islands in the Pacific.
Pyrrocoma is a genus of North American plants in the family Asteraceae. These wildflowers are sometimes known as goldenweeds.
Townsendia is a genus of North American plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae.
Wyethia is a genus of North American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. First published by Thomas Nuttall in J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia vol.7 on page 39 in 1834.
Psilostrophe, the paperflowers is a genus of North American plants in the sneezeweed tribe within the sunflower family.
Erioneuron is a genus of New World plants in the grass family native to southern North America and southern South America. They are sometimes called by the common name woollygrass. These are tufty grasses with hairy spikelets.
Thelesperma is a genus of North American and South American plants in the cosmos tribe within the sunflower family. Greenthread is a common name for plants in this genus.
Lycurus is a small genus of New World plants in the grass family, native to North and South America.
Xanthisma, common name sleepy-daisy, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
Tetradymia is a genus of North American shrubs in the groundsel tribe within the sunflower family. Horsebrush is a common name for plants in this genus.
Thalictrum fendleri is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family known by the common name Fendler's meadow-rue. It is named in honor of Augustus Fendler.
Chondrosum is a genus of North American and South American plants in the grass family.
Piptatheropsis is a genus of plants in the grass family.
Lygodesmia juncea, the rush skeletonplant or just skeletonweed, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the western and central United States and western Canada. Widespread and considered somewhat weedy, it is adapted to blowing or otherwise disturbed soils, but not to fire. It is a perennial herb. Petals are pink or violet in color and flowers bloom June to September.
Lygodesmia texana, the Texas skeleton plant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the US states of New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma, and to northeastern Mexico. A perennial reaching at most 2 ft (60 cm), it prefers to grow on well-drained limestone soil.