Glyptopleura
holy dandelion | |
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Glyptopleura marginata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Tribe: | Cichorieae[1] |
Genus: | Glyptopleura D.C.Eaton |
Type species | |
Glyptopleura marginata D.C.Eaton |
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]
- Glyptopleura marginata D.C.Eaton - California, Nevada, Utah, Oregon, Idaho
- Glyptopleura setulosa A.Gray - California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona
References
- 1 2 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
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