familyAsteraceae
tribeAsteraceae tribe Cichorieae
genusLygodesmia
speciesLygodesmia grandiflora
varietyLygodesmia grandiflora var. arizonica

Lygodesmia grandiflora var. arizonica

(Tomb) S. L. Welsh

Great Basin Naturalist 43: 314. 1983.

David J. Bogler
Common names: Arizona skeletonplant
Endemic
Basionym: Lygodesmia arizonica Tomb Sida 3: 530, unnumb. fig. p. 531. 1970
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 19. Treatment on page 371. Mentioned on page 370, 372.
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Plants 5–15 (–25) cm. Stems erect to ascending, sparsely branched from bases, smooth. Leaves: proximal blades narrowly lanceolate to linear, 40–100 × 2–6 mm, ± lax, glabrous; cauline not reduced to scales (mostly 10+ mm). Heads 2–6, borne singly. Involucres cylindric, 18–25 mm × 5–7 mm, apices narrow. Phyllaries 5–6. Florets 5 (–7); corollas pale-pink to white. Cypselae 10–13 mm, abruptly narrowed below apex, faces rugose, adaxial strongly sulcate. 2n = 18.


Phenology: Flowering May–June.
Habitat: Arid grasslands on sandy soils
Elevation: 1100–1600 m

Distribution

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Ariz., Colo., N.Mex., Utah.

Discussion

Variety arizonica is identified by its relatively short size (rarely over 20 cm), branched, leafy stems, and reduced or absent phyllary apical appendages.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"fine" is not a number.

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2n chromosome quantity
18 +
Adaxial face architecture
sulcate +
Anther base shape
tailed +
Anther dehiscence
introrse +
Anther fusion
connate +
Apex architecture
appendaged +
Apex architecture or shape
not beaked +
Apex orientation
spreading +
Apex shape
narrowed +
Apex size or width
narrow +
Apex texture
scarious +
Apical appendage development
developed +
Apical appendage shape
ovate +  and lanceolate +
Appendage presence
absent +
Appendage pubescence
hirsute +
Appendage relief
papillate +
Array architecture
corymbiform +
Array architecture or fragility
loose +
Array development
indeterminate +  and determinate +
Author
David J. Bogler +
Authority
(Tomb) S. L. Welsh +
Awn pappus duration
persistent +
Awn pappus life cycle
falling +
Band architecture
continuous +
Band quantity
1 +
Basal blade length
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
Basal blade shape
linear +  and subulate +
Basal blade width
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Base shape
decurrent +
Basionyms
Lygodesmia arizonica +
Blade architecture
compound +  and simple +
Blade shape
linear;subulate +
Blade size
reduced +
Body architecture
winged +
Body architecture or shape
ribbed +
Body relief
tuberculate +, rugose +, muricate +  and smooth +
Bracteole size
unequal +
Bractlet quantity
1;15 +
Bractlet some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Branch fragility or size
stout +
Branch shape
filiform +
Branch structure in adjective form
stigmatic +
Bristle architecture
barbellate +
Bristle architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Bristle relief
coarse +
Bristle shape
Plumose (?) +
Calyculus presence
absent +
Calyculus quantity
8 (?) +
Calyculus shape
Deltate (Ovate) +
Cauline blade size
reduced +
Cauline leaf size
not reduced +
Common name
Arizona skeletonplant +
Corolla architecture
zygomorphic +, actinomorphic +  and (3-)5-merous +
Corolla coloration
pale-pink +  and white +
Corolla some measurement
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
Cypsela architecture
sulcate +
Cypsela coloration
pale green +  and tan +
Cypsela course
straight +
Cypsela shape
narrowed +
Cypsela some measurement
10mm;13mm +
Distribution
Ariz. +, Colo. +, N.Mex. +  and Utah. +
Elevation
1100–1600 m +
Embryo course
straight +
Face pubescence
glabrous +, puberulent +  and tomentulose +
Face relief
rugose +
Face relief or texture
roughened +
Filament fusion
distinct +
Floret architecture
ligulate +
Floret atypical quantity
5;7 +
Floret position
proximal +
Floret quantity
5 +
Floret reproduction
bisexual +
Fruit architecture
winged +  and beaked +
Fruit condition or texture
dry +
Fruit density
dispersed +
Habitat
Arid grasslands on sandy soils +
Head architecture
subsessile +
Head arrangement
singly +
Head development
indeterminate +
Head quantity
2;6 +
Head reproduction
homogamous +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Bee F. Gunn +
Individual head architecture
each +  and sessile +
Involucre diameter
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Involucre length
1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
Involucre position relational
surrounding +
Involucre shape
cylindric +
Involucre width
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Leaf architecture
sessile +
Leaf arrangement
alternate +
Leaf position
cauline +  and basal +
Ligule width
5mm;10mm +
Margin architecture
prickly +
Margin architecture or pubescence or shape
ciliate +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +
Margin shape
lobed +  and entire +
Margin texture
scarious +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Ovary architecture
2-carpellate +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
1-locular +
Ovary position
inferior +
Ovule fixation
attached +
Ovule orientation
anatropous +
Ovule quantity
1 +
Pappus coloration
white +  and tawny +
Pappus duration
persistent +
Pappus fusion
connate +
Pappus some measurement
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br />) +
Peduncle architecture
bracteate +
Peduncle shape
inflated +
Pericarp fragility
tough +
Pericarp width
thick +
Petal fusion
connate +
Phenology
Flowering May–June. +
Phyllary arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Phyllary coloration
Grayish green (?) +
Phyllary duration
persistent +
Phyllary fusion
connate +  and distinct +
Phyllary quantity
5 +  and 6 +
Phyllary size
subequal +  and unequal +
Phyllary some measurement
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2.4 cm24 mm <br />0.024 m <br />) +
Phyllary variability
equal +
Proximal blade architecture or arrangement
lax +
Proximal blade length
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
Proximal blade pubescence
glabrous +
Proximal blade shape
lanceolate to linear +  and lanceolate +
Proximal blade width
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Publication title
Great Basin Naturalist +
Publication year
1983 +
Receptacle architecture
epaleate +
Receptacle prominence or shape
flat +
Receptacle pubescence
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
Receptacle pubescence or relief
scabrous +
Receptacle relief
pitted +
Receptacle shape
flat;convex +
Reference
None +
Rhizome depth
deep +
Rhizome orientation
vertical +
Root depth
deep +
Root orientation
vertical +
Root texture
fibrous +
Seed architecture
exalbuminous +
Seed quantity
1 +
Sepal variability
modifed +
Series atypical quantity
5 (15) +
Series quantity
1;2 +
Source xml
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Special status
Endemic +
Stamen arrangement
alternate +
Stamen atypical quantity
4 (5) +
Stamen quantity
5 +
Stem architecture
branched +
Stem architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Stem coloration
green +
Stem coloration or pubescence or relief
striate +
Stem orientation
erect +  and ascending +
Stem pubescence
tomentulose +  and glabrous +
Stem quantity
1 +  and 5 +
Style-branch architecture
appendaged +  and truncate +
Style architecture
2-branched +
Style pubescence
hirsute +
Style quantity
1 +
Style relief
papillate +
Synonyms
Undefined tribe Lactuceae +
Taxon family
Asteraceae +
Taxon name
Lygodesmia grandiflora var. arizonica +
Taxon parent
Lygodesmia grandiflora +
Taxon rank
variety +
Volume
Volume 19 +
Whole-organism architecture
taprooted +  and rhizomatous +
Whole-organism atypical some measurement
25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br /> (60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br />) +
Whole-organism duration
perennial +
Whole-organism some measurement
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br />) +
Whole organism atypical some measurement
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br />) +
Whole organism growth form
plant +
Whole organism some measurement
5cm (15cm) +
X chromosome quantity
9 +