About Lygodesmia grandiflora (Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray
Lygodesmia grandiflora, commonly known as largeflower skeletonplant or showy rushpink, is a perennial plant species in the Asteraceae family. It is native to the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region of the southwestern United States. This plant grows to a height of 10–30 centimeters, which equals 4–12 inches. It has thin, curving flexuous stems, with narrow leaves that are larger closer to the base of the plant. Each stem produces one, or occasionally a few, flower heads. The flower heads hold 6 to 15 pink to bluish ray florets, each approximately 4 centimeters or 1 and a half inches long. Unusually for a member of the Asteraceae family, this species has no disc florets. It blooms in early summer.
