Dudleya brevifolia

Shortleaved dudleya

Family: Crassulaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.1

Shortleaved dudleya is a rare (CNPS 1B.1) California native perennial found in southern Southern California Coast Ranges in southwestern San Diego County on bare sandstone terraces at elevations below 250 meters. Flowering from April to June, this plant produces white to pale yellow flowers in small clusters. Growing in tight rosettes 0.5 to 4 centimeters wide with stems 1.5 to 3.5 centimeters tall, it forms compact, low-growing clusters. Its leaves are 5 to 15 per rosette, somewhat spherical to spoon-shaped, 0.7 to 1.5 centimeters long with distinctive purple-red bases. In summer, the plant becomes deciduous, shedding its leaves and conserving resources in its arid habitat.

Habitat: Bare sandstone terraces

Bloom period: Apr-Jun

Elevation: < 250 m

Bioregions: s SCo (sw San Diego Co.).

California counties: San Diego

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