Dudleya traskiae

Santa barbara island dudleya, Santa Barbara Island Dudleya

Family: Crassulaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.2 · Endangered

Santa barbara island dudleya is a rare (CNPS 1B.2) California native perennial found in southern Channel Islands on steep slopes of Santa Barbara Island at elevations below 110 meters. Flowering from May to July, this plant produces mustard-yellow flowers in clusters with petals 8 to 10.5 millimeters long, curved at the tips. Growing in rosettes 4 to 50 strong, with stems 1 to 3 centimeters wide, it forms compact clusters on rocky terrain. Its evergreen leaves are thick, glaucous, and oblong-oblanceolate, measuring 4 to 15 centimeters long and 1 to 4 centimeters wide with acute to acuminate tips. The rosettes emerge from a sturdy base, creating a distinctive succulent form typical of island environments.

Habitat: Steep slopes

Bloom period: May-Jul

Elevation: < 110 m

Bioregions: s ChI (Santa Barbara Island).

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