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|label=Endemic
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|hierarchy=Asteraceae;Asteraceae tribe Cichorieae;Lygodesmia;Lygodesmia grandiflora;Lygodesmia grandiflora var. grandiflora
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|volume=Volume 19
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|treatment_page=page 371
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--><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="whole_organism some measurement;whole_organism growth form"><b>Plants </b>5–40 cm.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="stem orientation;stem architecture;stem architecture;stem coloration or pubescence or relief"><b>Stems </b>erect, simple or sparingly branched from bases, obscurely striate.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="proximal blade arrangement or course or shape;proximal blade length;proximal blade width;proximal blade architecture or arrangement"><b>Leaves:</b> proximal blades linear, 50–150 × 1–3 mm, ± lax (margins entire or rarely laciniately-lobed);</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="cauline leaf size">cauline similar, reduced to scales distally.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="head atypical quantity;head quantity;array architecture or fragility;array architecture"><b>Heads </b>1–5 (–30), in loose, corymbiform arrays.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="involucre shape;involucre length;involucre width;apex size or width"><b>Involucres </b>subcylindric, 18–21 × 6–8 mm, apices narrow.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="floret quantity"><b>Florets </b>6–12;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="corolla coloration">corollas pink to lavender.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="cypsela some measurement"><b>Cypselae </b>10–13 mm, faces smooth, not sulcate.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="face architecture or pubescence or relief;face architecture;2n chromosome quantity">2n = 18.</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering May–Jun.
|habitat=Open sites, alluvial, sandy, or gravelly soils, juniper-sagebrush scrub
|elevation=1200–2800 m
|distribution=Colo.;N.Mex.;Utah;Wyo.
|discussion=<p>Variety grandiflora is recognized by its relatively large, pink corollas and 8–12 phyllaries. The size of the plants varies and stems are often somewhat woody near the bases. This variety appears to intergrade with var. arizonica and var. dianthopsis (S. L. Welsh et al. 2003).</p>
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|synonyms=Lygodesmia grandiflora var. stricta
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|family=Asteraceae
|phenology=Flowering May–Jun.
|habitat=Open sites, alluvial, sandy, or gravelly soils, juniper-sagebrush scrub
|elevation=1200–2800 m
|distribution=Colo.;N.Mex.;Utah;Wyo.
|reference=None
|publication title=
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|special status=Endemic
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|tribe=Asteraceae tribe Cichorieae
|genus=Lygodesmia
|species=Lygodesmia grandiflora
|variety=Lygodesmia grandiflora var. grandiflora
|2n chromosome quantity=18
|apex size or width=narrow
|array architecture=corymbiform
|array architecture or fragility=loose
|cauline leaf size=reduced
|corolla coloration=pink;lavender
|cypsela some measurement=10mm;13mm
|face architecture=not sulcate
|face architecture or pubescence or relief=smooth
|floret quantity=6;12
|head atypical quantity=5;30
|head quantity=1;5
|involucre length=18mm;21mm
|involucre shape=subcylindric
|involucre width=6mm;8mm
|proximal blade architecture or arrangement=lax
|proximal blade arrangement or course or shape=linear
|proximal blade length=50mm;150mm
|proximal blade width=1mm;3mm
|stem architecture=branched;simple
|stem coloration or pubescence or relief=striate
|stem orientation=erect
|whole_organism growth form=plant
|whole_organism some measurement=5cm;40cm
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