| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Lygodesmia dianthopsis (D.C.Eaton) Tomb trib. Cichorieae |
| Bibliography | Sida 3: 532 (1970) |
| Native Range | wc. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | stems erect or ascendent, glabrous or minutely tomentose, basal leaves linear, 5-11cm, the upper similar, to 1cm, capitula numerous in corymb, involucre cylindrical |
| Size | 20-60cm |
| Color | purple, blue, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Lygodesmia grandiflora var. dianthopsis (D.C.Eaton) S.L.Welsh Lygodesmia juncea var. dianthopsis D.C.Eaton |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |