Lygodesmia

Lygodesmia juncea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
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: L. aphylla – L. exigua – L. grandiflora – L. juncea – L. ramosissima – L. texana

Name

Lygodesmia D.Don, Edinburgh New Philos. J. 6: 311. (1829)

• Type species: L. juncea (Pursh) D.Don ex Hook., vide Pfeiffer, 1874.

References

• Don, D. 1829. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal 6: 311.
• Hassler, M. 2019. Lygodesmia. 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 online. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2919. Lygodesmia. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 30 2919.
• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Lygodesmia in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2011 Sept 16.
• Pfeiffer, L.K.G. 1874. Nom. 2(1): 183.
• Tomb, A.S. 1980. Taxonomy of Lygodesmia (Asteraceae). Systematic Botany Monograph 1: 1–51.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Lygodesmia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Mar. 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Skeleton Plant

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