Skeleton Plant (Lygodesmia texana)

   
 

Lygodesmia texana. Fig. 1. 8 mi S Alpine, Brewster County, Texas, Oct 2004. Fig. 2. Chihuahuan Desert Gardens, Centennial Museum, University of Texas at El Paso. Photographs by Wynn Anderson.

• Common English Names: Skeleton Plant
• Common Spanish Names:
• Scientific Name: Lygodesmia texana (ly-go-DEZ-mee-uh tex-ANN-uh)
• Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family)
• Geographic Range: Texas and Oklahoma south into northern Mexico.
• Plant Form: Perennial herb.

Last Update: 17 May 2006