| Lygodesmia grandiflora | |
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| Lygodesmia grandiflora var. dianthopsis | |
| Conservation status | |
 Apparently Secure (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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 or showy rushpink, is a perennial plant in the family Asteraceae found in the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region of the southwestern United States.
The plant grows up to 10–30 centimeters (4–12 in) tall. Its stems are thin and flexuous. The narrow leaves are larger towards the base. 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. Unusually for its family, it has no disc florets. It flowers early in summer.
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
- ^ Taylor, Ronald J. (1994) . 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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