Glyptopleura is a genus of North American plants in the family Asteraceae.Eaton, Daniel Cady in Watson, Sereno. 1872. United States Geological Expolration [sic] of the Fortieth Parallel. Vol. 5, Botany page 207 in EnglishEaton, 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 marginataTropicos, Glyptopleura D.C. Eaton 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.Flora of North America FNA Vol. 19, 20 and 21 Page 361 Glyptopleura D. C. Eaton in S. Watson
SpeciesBiota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps Glyptopleura marginata D.C.Eaton - California, Nevada, Utah, Oregon, Idaho Glyptopleura setulosa A.Gray - California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona
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External links Jepson Manual Treatment USDA Plants Profile Photo gallery