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Lygodesmia grandiflora (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray
Taxonomic Serial No.: 503622

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Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Plantae
	Taxonomic Rank:	Species
	Synonym(s):	Erythremia grandiflora Nutt.
	Common Name(s):	largeflower skeletonplant [English]
		largeflower skeletonweed
		rush-pink

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	accepted

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Plantae – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants
	Subkingdom	Viridiplantae – green plants
	Infrakingdom	Streptophyta – land plants
	Superdivision	Embryophyta
	Division	Tracheophyta – vascular plants, tracheophytes
	Subdivision	Spermatophytina – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames
	Class	Magnoliopsida
	Superorder	Asteranae
	Order	Asterales
	Family	Asteraceae – sunflowers, tournesols
	Genus	Lygodesmia D. Don – skeletonplant, skeleton plant, skeletonweed
	Species	Lygodesmia grandiflora (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray – largeflower skeletonplant, largeflower skeletonweed, rush-pink
		Direct Children:
	Variety	Lygodesmia grandiflora var. arizonica (S. Tomb) S.L. Welsh – Arizona skeletonplant
	Variety	Lygodesmia grandiflora var. dianthopsis (Eaton ex King) S.L. Welsh – Antelope Island skeletonplant
	Variety	Lygodesmia grandiflora var. doloresensis (S. Tomb) S.L. Welsh – Dolores River skeletonplant
	Variety	Lygodesmia grandiflora var. entrada (S.L. Welsh & Goodrich) S.L. Welsh – rushpink skeletonplant
	Variety	Lygodesmia grandiflora var. grandiflora (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray

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	Source:	Asteraceae of North America Update, database (version 2010.5.13)
	Acquired:	2010
	Notes:	Update coordinated by the International Compositae Alliance (TICA) (http://www.compositae.org/) through the Smithsonian Institution in collaboration with the USDA National Plant Data Center
	Reference for:	Lygodesmia grandiflora

	Source:	The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:	National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
	Reference for:	Lygodesmia grandiflora

	Source:	The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)
	Acquired:	2000
	Notes:	National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
	Reference for:	Lygodesmia grandiflora

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Geographic Information


	Geographic Division:	North America

	Jurisdiction/Origin:	Continental US, Native

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