Asteraceae
Rush skeletonplant
Lygodesmia juncea
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Lygodesmia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Rush skeletonplant
Synonyms
- Lygodesmia juncea var. juncea
- Lygodesmia juncea var. racemosa Lunell
- Prenanthes juncea Pursh
Flowers
- In flower
- July to September (from 294 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Kallum McDonald, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Brandon Corder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cecelia Alexander, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dustin Snider, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Erin Springinotic, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brandon Corder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brandon Corder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brandon Corder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.