Lygodesmia
Lygodesmia, called skeletonplant, is a genus of North American flowering plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae.
The name derives from the Greek lygos, a pliant twig, and desme, a bundle, because of the fascicled twiggy or rush-like stems of the plants.
; SpeciesLygodesmia aphylla - FL GA ALLygodesmia arizonica - AZ NM CO UT Lygodesmia dianthopsis - AZ UT NV IDLygodesmia doloresensis - CO UT Lygodesmia entrada - UT Lygodesmia grandiflora - AZ NM CO UT WYLygodesmia juncea - widespread across western Canada + western United StatesLygodesmia ramosissima - AZ TX Chihuahua, Durango, SonoraLygodesmia texana - TX OK NM Coahuila, Nuevo León