Glyptopleura is a genus of North American plants in the family Asteraceae.[1][2][3] The common names for this plant include carveseed, holy dandelion or holly dandelion, keysia or keyesia, and crustleaf.
| 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 | |
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.[4]
- Glyptopleura marginata D.C.Eaton - California, Nevada, Utah, Oregon, Idaho
- Glyptopleura setulosa A.Gray - California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona
References edit
- ^ Eaton, Daniel Cady in Watson, Sereno. 1872. United States Geological Expolration [sic] of the Fortieth Parallel. Vol. 5, Botany page 207 in English
- ^ Eaton, Daniel Cady in Watson, Sereno. 1872. United States Geological Expolration [sic] 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
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