Lygodesmia juncea

Not to be confused with Chondrilla juncea, the rush skeletonweed.

Lygodesmia juncea
Close-up of flower

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Lygodesmia
Species:
L. juncea
Binomial name
Lygodesmia juncea
Synonyms[1]
  • Lygodesmia juncea D.Don
  • Lygodesmia juncea var. racemosa Lunell
  • Prenanthes juncea Pursh

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.[1] Widespread and considered somewhat weedy, it is adapted to blowing or otherwise disturbed soils, but not to fire.[2] It is a perennial herb. Petals are pink or violet in color and flowers bloom June to September.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Lygodesmia juncea (Pursh) D.Don ex Hook". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  2. ^ Pierson, F.B.; Carlson, D.H.; Spaeth, K.E. (2002). "Impacts of wildfire on soil hydrological properties of steep sagebrush-steppe rangeland". International Journal of Wildland Fire. 11 (2): 145. doi:10.1071/WF02037.
  3. ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2022-03-14.