Dudleya farinosa
Bluff lettuce
Family: Crassulaceae · Type: perennial · Native
Bluff lettuce is a California native perennial found in the northern Coast and central Coast ranges, growing on coastal soils and cliffs at elevations generally below 100 meters. Flowering from June to August, this succulent produces pale yellow flowers in clusters with petals 10 to 14 millimeters long. Growing in dense rosettes 4 to 25 centimeters wide, with stems 1 to 3 centimeters wide that can become elongated with age. Its evergreen leaves are thick and glaucous, oblong-ovate, 2.5 to 6 centimeters long with bases 1 to 2.5 centimeters wide and generally obtuse tips. The plant forms multiple rosettes, creating distinctive clusters along coastal bluffs and rocky outcrops.
Habitat: Common: Coastal soils and cliffs
Bloom period: Jun-Aug
Elevation: generally < 100 m (< 600 m in San Mateo Co.)
Bioregions: NCo, n&c CCo
California counties: Mendocino, Los Angeles, Monterey, Del Norte, San Mateo, Marin, San Luis Obispo, Trinity, Humboldt, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Sonoma, Solano, Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Barbara, Sierra, Mariposa, Lake, Tehama, Santa Clara
Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.