Dudleya gnoma

Munchkin dudleya

Family: Crassulaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.1

Munchkin dudleya is a rare (CNPS 1B.1) California native perennial found in the northern Channel Islands on Santa Rosa Island, specifically on rocky slopes with shallow volcanic soils at elevations below 80 meters. Flowering from May to June, this succulent produces pale yellow to medium yellow flowers in small clusters with delicate petals 8 to 9 millimeters long. Growing in compact rosettes up to 10 centimeters wide, it forms 1 to 24 individual clusters with short stems 1.2 to 2 centimeters wide. Its distinctive leaves are triangular to triangular-ovate, white and glaucous, measuring 0.5 to 1.3 centimeters long and 0.6 to 2.5 centimeters wide, generally remaining dry but not fully deciduous in summer. The plant's unique compact form and pale yellow flowers make it a charming endemic species of Santa Rosa Island.

Habitat: Rocky slopes with shallow volcanic soils

Bloom period: May-Jun

Elevation: < 80 m

Bioregions: n ChI (Santa Rosa Island).

California counties: Santa Barbara

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