NameThatPlant.net: Lygodesmia aphylla

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lygodesmia aphylla FAMILY Asteraceae_ Go to FSUS key

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lygodesmia aphylla FAMILY Asteraceae_

COMMON NAME:
Rose-rush, Flowering Straw, Florida Skeletonplant

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lygodesmia aphylla FAMILY Asteraceae_

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lygodesmia aphylla FAMILY Asteraceae_

3123

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, per Weakley's Flora

Native to Georgia

Common in GA Coastal Plain

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)

LEAVES:
Simple - scale-like, inconspicuous

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Rays: Bluish-lavender (white)
Disc: Absent
Inferior ovary
Ray flowers bisexual

FRUIT:

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