Lygodesmia doloresensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Dolores River skeletonplant.

It is native to a small area of Colorado and neighboring Utah in the United States.

[2] This plant is a perennial herb producing an erect, branching stem up to 30 centimeters tall.

The flower heads contain five ligulate florets in shades of lavender or pink to white.

[2] This plant grows in juniper shrublands and grasslands on alluvial sandstone soils.