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Lygodesmia juncea
rush skeletonplant, rush skeleton-plant, rush skeletonweed, skeletonplant, skeletonweed
Badlands National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Lygodesmia juncea (Pursh) D. Don ex Hook.
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Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Asterales, Family Asteraceae, Genus Lygodesmia, Species Lygodesmia juncea


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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		SD: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 9 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Devils Tower National Monument	Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Fort Laramie National Historic Site	Fort Larned National Historic Site
Fort Union National Monument	Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site	Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Jewel Cave National Monument	Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area	Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Missouri National Recreational River
Niobrara National Scenic River	Pecos National Historical Park
Rocky Mountain National Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site	Scotts Bluff National Monument
Theodore Roosevelt National Park	Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
Wind Cave National Park


Last Modified Date:	11/28/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 5/30/2026 4:17:01 AM

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