| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Lygodesmia juncea (Pursh) D.Don ex Hook. trib. Cichorieae |
| Synonyms | Prenanthes juncea Pursh |
| Habitat | american prairie |
| Altitude | 600-2300m |
| Description | stems glabrous, glaucous, basal leaves linear, acute, entire, stem leaves scaly-like, capitula 1-50 in corymb, involucre cylindrical, glabrous, ligules 5, 18-20mm long |
| Size | 15-35cm |
| Color | light pink, lavender |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Western Canada (Alberta , British Columbia , Manitoba , Saskatchewan ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Washington , Wyoming ) North-Central U.S.A. (Iowa , Kansas , Minnesota , Missouri , North Dakota , Nebraska , Oklahoma , South Dakota , Wisconsin ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Indiana ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , Nevada , Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico , Texas ) Southeastern U.S.A. (Arkansas) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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