Dudleya parva

Conejo dudleya

Family: Crassulaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.2 · Threatened

Conejo dudleya is a rare (CNPS 1B.2) California native perennial found in northern Santa Monica Mountains in volcanic cliff and adjacent grassland habitats at elevations of 60 to 450 meters. Flowering from May to July, this succulent produces pale flowers with petals often red-flecked along the keel. Growing in small rosettes 1 to 6 centimeters wide with stems 2 to 7 millimeters thick, it forms distinctive clusters with roots that irregularly swell and narrow. Its pale bluish-green leaves are oblanceolate, 1.5 to 4 centimeters long, with a distinctive purple-red base that becomes papery when dry. The plant produces an inflorescence with peduncles 4 to 23 centimeters tall, featuring lower bracts 5 to 15 millimeters long.

Habitat: N-facing volcanic cliffs, adjacent grassland

Bloom period: May-Jul

Elevation: 60-450 m

Bioregions: WTR (n of Santa Monica Mtns).

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