| Lygodesmia juncea | |
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| Close-up of flower | |
| Conservation status | |
 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. juncea |
| Binomial name | |
| Lygodesmia juncea (Pursh) D.Don ex Hook. | |
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Lygodesmia juncea, the rush skeletonplant or just skeletonweed, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the western and central United States and western Canada. Widespread and considered somewhat weedy, it is adapted to blowing or otherwise disturbed soils, but not to fire. It is a perennial herb. Petals are pink or violet in color and flowers bloom June to September.
References
- ^ "Lygodesmia juncea (Pursh) D.Don ex Hook". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- Pierson, F.B.; Carlson, D.H.; Spaeth, K.E. (2002). "Impacts of wildfire on soil hydrological properties of steep sagebrush-steppe rangeland". International Journal of Wildland Fire. 11 (2): 145. doi:10.1071/WF02037.
- "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
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| Lygodesmia juncea |
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| Prenanthes juncea | |
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