Dudleya densiflora

San gabriel mountains dudleya, San Gabriel Mountains Dudleya

Family: Crassulaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.1

San gabriel mountains dudleya is a rare (CNPS 1B.1) California native perennial found in the Los Angeles County Mountains on steep canyon walls at elevations of 300 to 520 meters. Flowering in June, this plant produces white or pink flowers in clusters with petals 5 to 10 millimeters long. Growing in dense clusters less than 3 centimeters between branches, it forms rosettes 7 to 25 centimeters wide with upright stems 1 to 2.5 centimeters thick. Its distinctive evergreen leaves are 6 to 15 centimeters long, nearly cylindrical, covered in white powdery wax that gives the plant a pale appearance, with bases tinged yellow and sharp tips. The plant's fruit is distinctively positioned at a 45 to 80 degree angle and appears strongly swollen near its base.

Habitat: Steep canyon walls

Bloom period: Jun

Elevation: 300-520 m

Bioregions: SnGb (Los Angeles Co.).

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