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Lygodesmia grandiflora (largeflower skeletonplant)

Synonyms: Erythremia grandiflora (homotypic); Lygodesma grandiflora; Lygodesmia grandiflora var. stricta (heterotypic); Prenanthes grandiflora

Wikipedia Abstract

Lygodesmia grandiflora (largeflower skeletonplant or showy rushpink) is a perennial plant in the sunflower family (Asteraceae) found in the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region of the southwestern United States.
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Infraspecies

Lygodesmia grandiflora var. arizonica
Lygodesmia grandiflora var. dianthopsis (Antelope Isl. skeletonplant)
Lygodesmia grandiflora var. doloresensis (Dolores River skeletonplant)
Lygodesmia grandiflora var. entrada
Lygodesmia grandiflora var. grandiflora

Attributes

Edible [1]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [1]  Hermaphrodite
Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Pollinators [1]  Insects, Lepidoptera
Structure [2]  Herb
Height [1]  24 inches (0.6 m)
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Arches National Park II 76539 Utah, United States
Canyonlands National Park II 335430 Utah, United States
Carlsbad Caverns National Park II 15448 New Mexico, United States
Petrified Forest National Park II 44522 Arizona, United States

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

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♦ 1Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0