Dudleya cymosa subsp. paniculata

Family: Crassulaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Dudleya cymosa subsp. paniculata is a California native perennial found in San Joaquin Valley, San Francisco Bay Area, and southern coastal ranges on rocky outcrops and in canyons at elevations of 30 to 1,200 meters. Flowering from May to June, this succulent produces pale yellow-white to pale yellow-pink flowers in clusters with terminal branches 1 to 5 centimeters long. Growing with unbranched rosettes 4 to 11 centimeters wide and stems 1 to 2 centimeters wide, it forms discrete, solitary clusters. Its leaves are lance-oblong, 3 to 10 centimeters long and 5 to 20 millimeters wide, colored green to nearly white with a glaucous surface and acute tips. The plant's distinctive rosette structure and pale flowering clusters make it a notable succulent in its rocky canyon habitats.

Habitat: Uncommon. Rocky outcrops, canyons

Bloom period: May-Jun

Elevation: 30-1200 m

Bioregions: SnJV, SnFrB, SCoRI.

California counties: San Benito, Kern, Santa Clara, Contra Costa, Los Angeles, Merced, Monterey, Alameda, Stanislaus

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