Scientific name Glyptopleura Rank Genus | Subtribe Microseridinae Higher classification Daisy family | |
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Glyptopleura is a genus of North American plants in the dandelion family. 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.
- Glyptopleura marginata D.C.Eaton - California, Nevada, Utah, Oregon, Idaho
- Glyptopleura setulosa A.Gray - California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona
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