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Lygodesmia grandiflora, the largeflower skeletonplant[1] or showy rushpink, is a perennial plant in the family Asteraceae found in the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region of the southwestern United States.[2]: 112 

Lygodesmia grandiflora
Lygodesmia grandiflora var. dianthopsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Lygodesmia
Species:
L. grandiflora
Binomial name
Lygodesmia grandiflora
(Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray

The plant grows up to 10–30 centimeters (4–12 in) tall.[3] Its stems are thin and flexuous. The narrow leaves are larger towards the base.[3] The stem bears one or sometimes a few flower heads, which have 6–15 pink to bluish rays about 4 cm (1+1⁄2 in) long.[3] Unusually for its family, it has no disc florets. It flowers early in summer.[3]


References


  1. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Lygodesmia grandiflora". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  2. Canyon Country Wildflowers, Damian Fagan, 2nd ed., 2012, Morris Bush Publishing, LLC. in cooperation with Canyonlands Natural History Association, ISBN 978-0-7627-7013-7
  3. Taylor, Ronald J. (1994) [1992]. Sagebrush Country: A Wildflower Sanctuary (rev. ed.). Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Pub. Co. p. 162. ISBN 0-87842-280-3. OCLC 25708726.


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