| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Lygodesmia juncea (Pursh) D.Don ex Hook. trib. Cichorieae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 295 (1833) |
| Native Range | w. & c. Canada to w. & c. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| 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 | subshrub |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Lygodesmia juncea var. racemosa Lunell Prenanthes juncea Pursh |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia, MAN Manitoba, SAS Saskatchewan) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (IOW Iowa, KAN Kansas, MIN Minnesota, MSO Missouri, NDA North Dakota, NEB Nebraska, OKL Oklahoma, SDA South Dakota, WIS Wisconsin) 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (INI Indiana) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (ARK Arkansas) |