Lygodesmia

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