Dudleya cymosa subsp. agourensis

Agoura hills dudleya, Agoura Hills Dudleya

Family: Crassulaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.2 · Threatened

Agoura hills dudleya is a rare (CNPS 1B.2) California native perennial found in the southern Santa Monica Mountains in open, rocky volcanic slopes at elevations below 460 meters. Flowering from May to June, this succulent produces bright yellow flowers in clusters emerging from rosettes 5 to 10 centimeters wide. Growing with clustered rosettes and short stems generally 1 to 2 centimeters wide, it forms dense, compact groupings. Its leaves are 3 to 10 centimeters long, oblong to lanceolate, with a distinctive gray-purple coloration and occasionally twisted appearance when dry. The plant's base may have a subtle purple-red tinge, adding to its distinctive rocky slope adaptation.

Habitat: Open, rocky volcanic slopes

Bloom period: May-Jun

Elevation: < 460 m

Bioregions: s WTR (Santa Monica Mtns).

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