The Vascular Plants of Iowa
An Annotated Checklist and Natural History
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Group Name:
Angiosperms: Dicotyledons
Family Name:
Asteraceae (Compositae)
Genus:
Lygodesmia D. Don
D. Don
Species:
Lygodesmia juncea
(Pursh) D. Don
Species Common Name:
Skeletonweed
Habitat:
Open, disturbed soil of loess bluffs; dry, gravelly prairies
Abundance and Distribution:
Common in Loess Hills; frequent to infrequent northwest
Origin:
Native
Iowa and Its Flora:
More information about plants of Great Plains Species
Link to this record:
http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/vpi/DetailsPage.aspx?species_id=SPEd1e3013