PLANTS Profile for Lygodesmia texana (Texas skeletonplant)

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Lygodesmia texana (Torr. & A. Gray) Greene
Texas skeletonplant

Symbol:

LYTE

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Forb/herb

L48

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Clarence A. Rechenthin. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Texas State Office. Usage Requirements.

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Lygodesmia texana (Torr. & A. Gray) Greene

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Synonyms:
Lygodesmia texana (Torr. & A. Gray) Greene

LYAPT

Lygodesmia aphylla (Nutt.) DC. var. texana Torr. & A. Gray

Native Status:
Lygodesmia texana (Torr. & A. Gray) Greene


View Distribution	Native Introduced

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USA (NM, OK, TX)

Related Taxa:
Lygodesmia texana (Torr. & A. Gray) Greene

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 9 species in Lygodesmia

Classification:
Lygodesmia texana (Torr. & A. Gray) Greene

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus	Lygodesmia D. Don – skeletonplant
Species	Lygodesmia texana (Torr. & A. Gray) Greene – Texas skeletonplant

More Accounts and Images:
Lygodesmia texana (Torr. & A. Gray) Greene

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 503625.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 11:52 PM CDT