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Lygodesmia juncea
Also called Rush Skeleton Plant, Rush Skeletonweed, Skeletonplant, Skeletonweed, Skeleton Weed, Rush Like Skeletonplant
Rush skeletonplant is a native perennial wildflower of the western and central US and Canada, often found on disturbed or sandy ground. It is hardy and tolerant of poor soil, so it is rarely grown on purpose, and it can behave as a weed.
Lygodesmia juncea, the rush skeletonplant or just skeletonweed, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the western and central United States and western Canada. Widespread and considered somewhat weedy, it is adapted to blowing or otherwise disturbed soils, but not to fire. It is a perennial herb. Petals are pink or violet in color and flowers bloom June to September.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lygodesmia juncea by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
