Share

Digital Herbaria

Lygodesmia texana (Torr. & Gray) Greene

Texas skeletonplant, Texas skeleton weed, Skeleton-plant, Purple dandelion
Asteraceae (Aster Family)

USDA Symbol: LYTE
USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

()
click to enlarge

Specimen & Label Data

Lygodesmia texana

Skeleton Plant

Asteraceae

Location: Old homesite, S.W. corner of IH-10W at Camp Bullis Road.
 Latitude: 0.000000

Habitat: Gravelly soil, hillside, east exposure. Full sun.

Description: Lavender-pink flower made up of 11 ray flowers and several stamens. Plant appears to have no leaves, but these may be scale-like or with basal leaves drying and falling away. Annual.

County: Bexar
 Collector: Lottie Millsaps
 Collection Date: May 19, 1990
 Specimen number: 54

Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
 Herbarium ID: 0060
 Accession Date: Apr. 29.1991
 Accession Number: 5

Annotations: SCFXB

Return to List