Glyptopleura marginata

D. C. Eaton

in S. Watson, Botany (Fortieth Parallel), 207, plate 20, figs. 11–18. 1871.

Common names: White-margined wax-plant carveseed
Endemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 19. Treatment on page 362.

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: Flowering Apr–Jul.
Habitat: Sandy or rocky deserts, alkali flats, arid grasslands, often with Atriplex, sometimes with Larrea
Elevation: 1000–2000 m

Distribution

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Calif., Idaho, Nev., Utah.

Discussion

Glyptopleura marginata is found in the Great Basin and Mojave deserts.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Glyptopleura marginata"
David J. Keil +
D. C. Eaton +
White-margined wax-plant +  and carveseed +
Calif. +, Idaho +, Nev. +  and Utah. +
1000–2000 m +
Sandy or rocky deserts, alkali flats, arid grasslands, often with Atriplex, sometimes with Larrea +
Flowering Apr–Jul. +
in S. Watson, Botany (Fortieth Parallel), +
Undefined tribe Lactuceae +
Glyptopleura marginata +
Glyptopleura +
species +