en Lygodesmia grandiflora

Lygodesmia grandiflora
	Lygodesmia grandiflora var. dianthopsis
Conservation status
	; Apparently Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Lygodesmia
Species:	L. grandiflora
Binomial name
	Lygodesmia grandiflora; (Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray

Lygodesmia grandiflora, the largeflower skeletonplant^[1] or showy rushpink, is a perennial plant in the family Asteraceae found in the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region of the southwestern United States.^[2]^: 112

The plant grows up to 10–30 centimeters (4–12 in) tall.^[3] Its stems are thin and flexuous. The narrow leaves are larger towards the base.^[3] The stem bears one or sometimes a few flower heads, which have 6–15 pink to bluish rays about 4 cm (1+1⁄2 in) long.^[3] Unusually for its family, it has no disc florets. It flowers early in summer.^[3]

References

^ NRCS. "Lygodesmia grandiflora". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 25 June 2015.
^ Canyon Country Wildflowers, Damian Fagan, 2nd ed., 2012, Morris Bush Publishing, LLC. in cooperation with Canyonlands Natural History Association, ISBN 978-0-7627-7013-7
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Taylor, Ronald J. (1994) [1992]. Sagebrush Country: A Wildflower Sanctuary (rev. ed.). Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Pub. Co. p. 162. ISBN 0-87842-280-3. OCLC 25708726.

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[1] NRCS. "Lygodesmia grandiflora". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 25 June 2015.

[CCW-2] Canyon Country Wildflowers, Damian Fagan, 2nd ed., 2012, Morris Bush Publishing, LLC. in cooperation with Canyonlands Natural History Association, ISBN 978-0-7627-7013-7

[:0-3] Taylor, Ronald J. (1994) [1992]. Sagebrush Country: A Wildflower Sanctuary (rev. ed.). Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Pub. Co. p. 162. ISBN 0-87842-280-3. OCLC 25708726.

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