Lygodesmia texana

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.[1][2] A perennial reaching at most 2 ft (60 cm), it prefers to grow on well-drained limestone soil.[2]

Lygodesmia texana
Close-up of flower
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Lygodesmia
Species:
L. texana
Binomial name
Lygodesmia texana
Synonyms[1]

Lygodesmia aphylla var. texana Torr. & A.Gray

References

  1. "Lygodesmia texana (Torr. & A.Gray) Greene ex Small". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  2. "Lygodesmia texana". Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2023. Texas Skeleton Plant, Texas Skeleton Weed, Skeleton-plant, Purple Dandelion, Flowering Straw


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