Dudleya multicaulis

Many-stemmed dudleya

Family: Crassulaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.2

Many-stemmed dudleya is a rare (CNPS 1B.2) California native perennial found in southern coastal California in heavy clay soils and sandstone outcrops at elevations below 600 meters. Flowering from May to June, this plant produces distinctive yellow flowers with petals 5 to 9 millimeters long in delicate clusters. Growing in tight rosettes 2 to 6 centimeters wide with stems 1.5 to 5 centimeters tall, it forms compact clusters with multiple stems. Its linear leaves are cylindrical, 4 to 15 centimeters long, with a striking purple-red base and sharply acute tips, appearing glaucous and deciduous in summer. The plant forms 1 to 4 rosettes with leaves that have a distinctive base 4 to 10 millimeters wide.

Habitat: Heavy, often clay soils, coastal plains, sandstone outcrops

Bloom period: May-Jun

Elevation: < 600 m

Bioregions: SCo.

California counties: San Diego, Orange, Riverside, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Kern, Butte, Ventura

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