''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.
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* ''Glyptopleura marginata
''Glyptopleura marginata'' is a species of North American plants in the family Asteraceae. The common names for this plant include carveseed, keysia, and crustleaf.
The species is native to the Western United States, primarily the Great Basin re ...
'' D.C.Eaton - California, Nevada, Utah, Oregon, Idaho
* ''Glyptopleura setulosa
''Glyptopleura setulosa'', the holy dandelion, is a species of North American plants in the family Asteraceae.
The species is native to the Western United States, primarily the Mojave Desert and Colorado Plateau regions in California, Nevada, Ut ...
'' A.Gray - California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona
References
External links
Jepson Manual Treatment
USDA Plants Profile
Photo gallery
Asteraceae genera
Flora of the United States
Cichorieae
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