Lygodesmia grandiflora

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Cichorioideae
Tribus: Cichorieae
Subtribus: Microseridinae
Genus: Lygodesmia
Species: Lygodesmia grandiflora
Varietates: L. g. var. arizonica – L. g. var. dianthopsis – L. g. var. doloresensis – L. g. var. entrada
Name

Lygodesmia grandiflora (Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray, 1843
Synonyms

Erythremia grandiflora Nutt.
Lygodesmia grandiflora var. stricta Maguire
Prenanthes grandiflora (Nutt.) D. Dietr.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
Regional: Southwestern USA
USA (Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

Torrey, J. & Gray, A., 1843. Flora North America north of Mexico. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. 2(3):485.

Links

Hassler, M. 2019. Lygodesmia grandiflora. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 30. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Lygodesmia grandiflora. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 30 2019.
The Plant List 2013. Lygodesmia grandiflora in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 30.
Tropicos.org 2019. Lygodesmia grandiflora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 30.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Lygodesmia grandiflora in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names
English: Largeflower skeletonplant

Lygodesmia grandiflora (largeflower skeletonplant[1] 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.[2]: 112 
References

"Lygodesmia grandiflora". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. 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