Lygodesmia

Lygodesmia, called skeletonplant, is a genus of North American flowering plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae.

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KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae

Native toAlberta, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Manitoba

Lygodesmia là một chi thực vật có hoa trong họ Cúc (Asteraceae).

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Image: Lygodesmia grandiflora var dianthopsis 2.jpg

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Commons category: Lygodesmia
taxon name: Lygodesmia
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=7065
taxon common name: skeletonplant

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Lygodesmia, called skeletonplant, is a genus of North American flowering plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae.

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. Species Lygodesmia aphylla - FL GA AL Lygodesmia arizonica - AZ NM CO UT Lygodesmia dianthopsis - AZ UT NV ID Lygodesmia doloresensis - CO UT Lygodesmia entrada - UT Lygodesmia grandiflora - AZ NM CO UT WY Lygodesmia juncea - widespread across western Canada + western United States Lygodesmia ramosissima - AZ TX Chihuahua, Durango, Sonora Lygodesmia texana - TX OK NM Coahuila, Nuevo León