Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Lygodesmia texana
Lygodesmia texana (Torr. & A. Gray) Greene
Texas Skeleton Plant, Texas Skeleton Weed, Skeleton-plant, Purple Dandelion, Flowering Straw
Asteraceae (Aster Family)
USDA Symbol: LYTEUSDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Lygodesmia texana
Skeleton Plant
Asteraceae
Location: N of Canyon Lake. Lake Island Dr. at Military Dr.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Grassy roadside, limestone soil.
Description: Erect plant with few branches 24" tall. Leaves few, short, linear. Flowers lavender, 1" wide.
County: Comal
Collector: Mary Beth White
Collection Date: May 24, 1992
Specimen number: 44
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0224
Accession Date: July 17, 1992
Accession Number: 16
Annotations: SCFXC