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thorn skeletonweed
Pleiacanthus spinosus
Pleiacanthus spinosus
thorn skeletonweed Aster Family
Pleiacanthus spinosus Asteraceae
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common name
  thorn skeletonweed
accepted scientific name
  •Pleiacanthus spinosus (Nutt.) Rydb.
rules for finding collection records
  Lygodesmia spinosa (186)
  Pleiacanthus spinosus (710)
  Stephanomeria spinosa (258)
family name
  • Asteraceae
Image Author: ©2010 Lee Dittmann
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Category: Wildflowers
Flowers: Three petals, Four petals, Five petals
Petal colors: color
Flower size is 0.3 to 0.5 inches
Number of ray petals: 3 to 5
Leaf: Alternate
Plant Observed 2nd week of May thru 2nd week of October

How Likely at this Location (16%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (45%)
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