Dudleya abramsii subsp. setchellii

Santa clara valley dudleya, Santa Clara Valley Dudleya

Family: Crassulaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.1 · Endangered

Santa clara valley dudleya is a rare (CNPS 1B.1) California native perennial found in the southern Santa Clara Valley in rocky serpentine grassland outcrops at elevations of 120 to 300 meters. Flowering from May to June, this succulent produces pale yellow flowers with jagged-edged petals 8 to 13 millimeters long. Growing in tight rosettes 2 to 9 centimeters wide with stems 10 to 20 millimeters thick, it forms compact clusters in its serpentine habitat. Its distinctive leaves are glaucous, oblong-triangular to lance-elliptic, measuring 3 to 8 centimeters long and 7 to 15 millimeters wide. The plant develops an inflorescence with peduncles 5 to 20 centimeters long, bearing 2 to 3 ascending branches with pale yellow flower clusters.

Habitat: Rocky outcrops in serpentine grassland

Bloom period: May-Jun

Elevation: 120-300 m

Bioregions: se SnFrB (s Santa Clara Valley).

California counties: Santa Clara, Mendocino, Solano, Monterey, Alameda, San Benito, Contra Costa

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.