| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Lygodesmia grandiflora (Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray trib. Cichorieae |
| Bibliography | Fl. N. Amer. 2: 485 (1843) |
| Native Range | wc. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 1200-2800m |
| Description | basal leaves linear to subulate, entire, stem leaves similar, sometimes scaly-like, capitula showy, 1-3 in lax corymb, involucre cylindrical, ligules 5-12, 2-4cm long |
| Size | 5-40cm |
| Color | lavender-blue, pink |
| Bloom | late spring |
| 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 | Erythremia grandiflora Nutt. Lygodesmia grandiflora var. stricta Maguire Prenanthes grandiflora (Nutt.) D.Dietr. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |