Dudleya cymosa subsp. marcescens

Marcescent dudleya, Marcescent Dudleya

Family: Crassulaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.2 · Threatened

Marcescent dudleya is a rare (CNPS 1B.2) California native perennial found in the southern Santa Monica Mountains on shaded, rocky volcanic outcrops and slopes at elevations of 150 to 500 meters. Flowering from May to June, this succulent produces bright yellow flowers, sometimes with orange or red markings, in delicate inflorescences. Growing with small rosettes 0.5 to 4 centimeters wide and stems 2 to 10 millimeters thick, it forms compact clusters on rocky terrain. Its leaves are elliptic to elliptic-ovate, 1.5 to 4 centimeters long, with a distinctive papery texture when dry and a base that can have a purple-red wound. The rosettes are generally not clustered and become somewhat deciduous during summer months.

Habitat: Shaded, rocky volcanic outcrops and slopes

Bloom period: May-Jun

Elevation: 150-500 m

Bioregions: s WTR (Santa Monica Mtns).

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