Glyptopleura marginataD. C. Eaton [family ASTERACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by D. C. Eaton, 1871
Related name
Glyptopleura marginata
Common name
White-margined wax-plant, Flora of North America Vol. 19
holly-dandelion, Flora of North America Vol. 19
Keyesia, Flora of North America Vol. 19
carveseed, Flora of North America Vol. 19
Flora
Entry for Glyptopleura marginata D. C. Eaton [family COMPOSITAE]
Herbarium
Flora of North America (FNA)
Collection
Flora of North America
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of North America, Vol 19,
Names
Glyptopleura marginataD. C. Eaton [family COMPOSITAE], in S. Watson, Botany (Fortieth Parallel), 207, plate 20, figs. 11–18. 1871
Treatment Author(s)
David J. Keil
Information
Plants 1–6 cm. Leaves 0.5–5 cm, margins conspicuously white-crustose. Heads 1–2 cm diam. Calyculi: margins of bractlets crustose-dentate ± throughout. Involucres 10–14 mm. Florets 9–18; corollas white to cream, aging pink or purple, ligules 4–10 mm, equaling or scarcely exserted beyond involucres. 2n = 18.
Phenology
apr-may (spring), jun-jul (summer)
Altitude range
1000–2000 m;
Distribution
USA Calif.USA IdahoUSA Nev.USA Utah.
Discussion
Glyptopleura marginata is found in the Great Basin and Mojave deserts.
