| Glyptopleura | |
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| Glyptopleura marginata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Cichorioideae |
| Tribe: | Cichorieae |
| Subtribe: | Microseridinae |
| Genus: | Glyptopleura D.C.Eaton |
| Type species | |
| Glyptopleura marginata D.C.Eaton | |
Glyptopleura is a genus of North American plants in the family Asteraceae. The common names for this plant include carveseed, holy dandelion or holly dandelion, keysia or keyesia, and crustleaf.
This plant grows low to the ground from a flat basal rosette of distinctive lobed green leaves outlined in eye-catching hard white borders. The flesh is rich in milky sap. The flowers are ligulate, bearing long ray florets with toothed ends, which may be white, cream, or pale yellow.
- Species
- Glyptopleura marginata D.C.Eaton - California, Nevada, Utah, Oregon, Idaho
- Glyptopleura setulosa A.Gray - California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona
References
- Eaton, Daniel Cady in Watson, Sereno. 1872. United States Geological Expolration of the Fortieth Parallel. Vol. 5, Botany page 207 in English
- Eaton, Daniel Cady in Watson, Sereno. 1872. United States Geological Expolration of the Fortieth Parallel. Vol. 5, Botany plate XX (20), figures 11-18 line drawing of Glyptopleura marginata
- Tropicos, Glyptopleura D.C. Eaton
- Flora of North America FNA Vol. 19, 20 and 21 Page 361 Glyptopleura D. C. Eaton in S. Watson
- Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
External links
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