[1][2] A perennial reaching at most 2 ft (60 cm), it prefers to grow on well-drained limestone soil and blooms from April to August.

[2] The Texas skeleton plant has a wide, light purple flower at the end of a thin and leafless stem, typically 12-24 inches in height.

Only one flower blooms at the end of each stem at a time, and it features 8-12 light purple petals with a white center.

[2] The common name derives from the bare, leafless stem that grows at odd angles, resembling something skeletal.

Other names include Texas skeleton weed, purple dandelion, and flowering straw.