Glyptopleura marginata
Glyptopleura setulosa
and crustleaf, carve-seed, holy dandelion, keysia, white-margined wax-plant
holly-dandelion, holy-dandelion, keyesia, largeflower carveseed
0.5–5 cm, margins conspicuously white-crustose.
1–6 cm, margins narrowly white-crustose.
10–14 mm.
10–15 mm.
9–18;
corollas white to cream, aging pink or purple, ligules 4–10 mm, equaling or scarcely exserted beyond involucres.
7–14;
corollas cream to pale yellow, aging pink or purple, ligules 15–25 mm, exserted 10–20 mm beyond involucres.
margins of bractlets crustose-dentate ± throughout.
margins of outer bractlets crustose-toothed mostly near apices.
1–2 cm diam.
3–4 cm diam. (often appearing disproportionately large for size of plants).
= 18.
Glyptopleura marginata
Glyptopleura setulosa
Glyptopleura marginata is found in the Great Basin and Mojave deserts.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Glyptopleura setulosa is found in the Mojave desert. Some authors (e.g., P. A. Munz 1974; G. L. Stebbins 1993b) have included G. setulosa within G. marginata. The taxa appear to be readily distinguishable and worthy of recognition as distinct species.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
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