Glyptopleura

Glyptopleura
Glyptopleura marginata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Cichorieae[1]
Subtribe: Microseridinae
Genus: Glyptopleura
Type species
Glyptopleura marginata

Glyptopleura is a genus of North American plants in the dandelion family.[2][3][4] The common names for this plant include carveseed, holy dandelion, keysia, 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.[5]

Species[1][6]
  1. Glyptopleura marginata D.C.Eaton - California, Nevada, Utah, Oregon, Idaho
  2. Glyptopleura setulosa A.Gray - California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona

References

  1. 1 2 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ↑ Eaton, Daniel Cady in Watson, Sereno. 1872. United States Geological Expolration [sic] of the Fortieth Parallel. Vol. 5, Botany page 207 in English
  3. ↑ 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
  4. ↑ Tropicos, Glyptopleura D.C. Eaton
  5. ↑ Flora of North America FNA Vol. 19, 20 and 21 Page 361 Glyptopleura D. C. Eaton in S. Watson
  6. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps


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