Lygodesmia juncea

Not to be confused with Chondrilla juncea, the rush skeletonweed.

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.^[1] Widespread and considered somewhat weedy, it is adapted to blowing or otherwise disturbed soils, but not to fire.^[2] It is a perennial herb. Petals are pink or violet in color and flowers bloom June to September.^[3]

Lygodesmia juncea
Close-up of flower
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Lygodesmia
Species:	L. juncea
Binomial name
Lygodesmia juncea (Pursh) D.Don ex Hook.
Synonyms[1]
Lygodesmia juncea D.Don Lygodesmia juncea var. racemosa Lunell Prenanthes juncea Pursh