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