Common
name: Skeleton Weed
Latin name: Lygodesmia juncea
Annual/Perennial:
Perennial Flowers: July to August
Flower size: 1/2" to 3/4"
Found in: Plains to Foothills
Height: 12" to 18"
Invasive: No
Native species: No Useful in garden: No
Image taken:
South Valley Road near Deer Creek Canyon
Wildflower
Field notes: Skeleton Weed is a very unusual wildflower. The
body of the plant looks like toothpicks that are stacked on top of
each other. It has no leaves... hence its name Skeleton Weed.
Look
for Skeleton Weed in sunny areas along roadways, in pastures, and fields.
