Dudleya abramsii subsp. murina

Mouse-gray dudleya, Mouse-Gray Dudleya

Family: Crassulaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.1

Mouse-gray dudleya is a rare (CNPS 1B.1) California native perennial found in southern San Luis Obispo County on serpentine outcrops at elevations of 120 to 300 meters. Flowering from May to June, this succulent produces purple-flecked flowers with distinctive deep purple keels on delicate inflorescences. Growing in small rosettes 3 to 12 centimeters wide, it forms compact clusters with stems 10 to 30 millimeters thick. Its leaves are lance-oblong, 3 to 11 centimeters long, with a subtle blue-gray (glaucous) coloration and a distinctive purple-red base that wounds easily when touched. The rosettes create elegant clusters with leaves that remain mostly intact through the summer, creating a subtle architectural form in its serpentine habitat.

Habitat: Serpentine outcrops

Bloom period: May-Jun

Elevation: 120-300 m

Bioregions: s SCoRO (San Luis Obispo Co.).

California counties: San Luis Obispo

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