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Lygodesmia juncea
SKELETONWEED
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Lygodesmia juncea (Pursh) D. Don ex Hook.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		SKELETONWEED
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Asterales, Family Asteraceae, Genus Lygodesmia, Species Lygodesmia juncea


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		ND: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 12 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Curecanti National Recreation Area	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	Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
Wind Cave National Park


Last Modified Date:	12/4/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 5/30/2026 5:34:48 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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