# Lygodesmia

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Genus of flowering plants

Lygodesmia Lygodesmia grandiflora Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Embryophytes Clade: Tracheophytes Clade: Spermatophytes Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Eudicots Clade: Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Subfamily: Cichorioideae Tribe: Cichorieae Subtribe: Microseridinae Genus: Lygodesmia D.Don Type species Prenanthes juncea[1] Pursh Synonyms[2] Erythremia Nutt.

***Lygodesmia***, called **skeletonplant**,[3] is a [genus](/source/Genus) of [North American](/source/North_America) flowering plants in the tribe [Cichorieae](/source/Cichorieae) within the family [Asteraceae](/source/Asteraceae).[1][4]

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.[5]

**Species[2][6]**

- *[Lygodesmia aphylla](/source/Lygodesmia_aphylla)* - [FL](/source/Florida) [GA](/source/Georgia_(U.S._state)) [AL](/source/Alabama)

- *[Lygodesmia arizonica](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lygodesmia_arizonica&action=edit&redlink=1)* - [AZ](/source/Arizona) [NM](/source/New_Mexico) [CO](/source/Colorado) [UT](/source/Utah)

- *[Lygodesmia dianthopsis](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lygodesmia_dianthopsis&action=edit&redlink=1)* - [AZ](/source/Arizona) [UT](/source/Utah) [NV](/source/Nevada) [ID](/source/Idaho)

- *[Lygodesmia doloresensis](/source/Lygodesmia_doloresensis)* - [CO](/source/Colorado) [UT](/source/Utah)

- *[Lygodesmia entrada](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lygodesmia_entrada&action=edit&redlink=1)* - [UT](/source/Utah)

- *[Lygodesmia grandiflora](/source/Lygodesmia_grandiflora)* - [AZ](/source/Arizona) [NM](/source/New_Mexico) [CO](/source/Colorado) [UT](/source/Utah) [WY](/source/Wyoming)

- *[Lygodesmia juncea](/source/Lygodesmia_juncea)* - widespread across western Canada + western United States

- *[Lygodesmia ramosissima](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lygodesmia_ramosissima&action=edit&redlink=1)* - [AZ](/source/Arizona) [TX](/source/Texas) [Chihuahua](/source/Chihuahua_(state)), [Durango](/source/Durango), [Sonora](/source/Sonora)

- *[Lygodesmia texana](/source/Lygodesmia_texana)* - [TX](/source/Texas) [OK](/source/Oklahoma) [NM](/source/New_Mexico) [Coahuila](/source/Coahuila), [Nuevo León](/source/Nuevo_Le%C3%B3n)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-y_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-y_1-1) [Don, David. 1829. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal 6: 311](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25427891#page/337/mode/1up) in Latin

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-x_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-x_2-1) [Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist](http://dixon.iplantcollaborative.org/compositaeweb/Default.aspx?Page=AdvNameSearch) [Deprecated link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Archive.today_guidance) archived 2014-11-06 at [archive.today](/source/Archive.today)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Flora of North America, Vol. 19, 20 and 21 Page 369 Skeletonplant, *Lygodesmia* D. Don](http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=119173)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Tropicos, Lygodesmia D. Don](http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40010352)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Saskatchewan Conservation Data Centre: *Shinnersoseris rostrata*, Plant Characterization Abstract.](http://www.biodiversity.sk.ca/docs/factshts/shiros.pdf)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps](https://bonap.net/NAPA/TaxonMaps/Genus/County/Lygodesmia)

## External links

*Lygodesmia juncea*

- [USDA Plants Profile: *Lygodesmia*](https://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LYGOD)

- [Southwest Colorado Wildflowers](https://www.swcoloradowildflowers.com/Pink%20Enlarged%20Photo%20Pages/lygodesmia.htm)

- [Florida Plant Atlas](https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=681)

- [Natural Medicinal Herbs, Skeleton Weed, *Lygodesmia juncea*](https://www.naturalmedicinalherbs.net/herbs/l/lygodesmia-juncea=skeleton-weed.php)

- [Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas, *Lygodesmia texana*](http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=LYTE)

- [Minnesota Wildflowers, *Lygodesmia juncea* (Skeletonweed)](http://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/skeletonweed)

Taxon identifiers Lygodesmia Wikidata: Q5228181 Wikispecies: Lygodesmia CoL: 5HP9 EoL: 61723 EPPO: 1LYGG FNA: 119173 FoC: 119173 GBIF: 3091131 GRIN: 7065 iNaturalist: 126340 IPNI: 289402-2 IRMNG: 1036947 ITIS: 500397 NCBI: 231817 Open Tree of Life: 814453 PLANTS: LYGOD POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:289402-2 Tropicos: 40010352 VASCAN: 1381 WFO: wfo-4000022529 WoRMS: 1075664

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