Lygodesmia grandiflora Torr. & A.Gray

Largeflower skeletonplant (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Lygodesmia

Characteristics

Perennials 5–25(–60) cm; roots or rhizomes vertical, deep. Stems 1–5, erect or ascending, green, simple or branched from bases, obscurely striate (glabrous, puberulent or scabrous). Leaves (basal not forming rosettes, cauline present at flowering); basal blades linear to subulate. 5–150 × 1–6 mm, margins entire; cauline similar, sometimes reduced to scales distally. Heads (1–30, showy) borne singly or in loose, corymbiform arrays. Involucres cylindric, 15–25 × 6–8 mm, apices narrowed or spreading. Calyculi of ca. 8, deltate to ovate bractlets 2–5 mm, margins ciliate (faces tomentulose). Phyllaries 5–12, linear, 15–24 mm, margins scarious, apices appendaged (faces glabrous or scabrous). Florets 5–12; corollas 20–40 mm, lavender, pink, purple, rose, or white, ligules 5–10 mm wide. Cypselae (subcylindric, obscurely 4–5-angled) 10–18 mm (faces smooth or rugose, sometimes sulcate); pappi 10–13 mm. 2n = 18.
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A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Open dry places in valleys and foothills. Open sites, alluvial, sandy, or gravelly soils, juniper-sagebrush scrub at elevations of 1200-2800 metres.
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It is a temperate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

Usage

The leaves are boiled and eaten and used to flavour meat.
Uses medicinal spice
Edible leaves seeds
Therapeutic use Gynecological Aid (leaf), Veterinary Aid (unspecified), Dermatological Aid (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Lygodesmia grandiflora flower picture by Mary Lou Sagaser (cc-by-sa)
Lygodesmia grandiflora flower picture by Mary Lou Sagaser (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Lygodesmia grandiflora world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:231355-1
WFO ID wfo-0000000722
COL ID 3WQ5S
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Lygodesmia grandiflora Prenanthes grandiflora Erythremia grandiflora Lygodesmia grandiflora var. stricta

Lower taxons

Lygodesmia grandiflora var. dianthopsis Lygodesmia grandiflora var. arizonica Lygodesmia grandiflora var. doloresensis Lygodesmia grandiflora var. entrada