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Glyptopleura setulosa
Also called Carveseed, Holly Dandelion
Holy dandelion is a small, low-growing annual wildflower of the western US deserts, related to dandelions and daisies. It thrives in hot, dry, open ground with very little water.
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, Utah, and Arizona.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Glyptopleura setulosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
