Dudleya variegata

Variegated dudleya, Variegated Dudleya

Family: Crassulaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.2

Variegated dudleya is a rare California native perennial ranked 1B.2 by CNPS, found in southern Southern California Coast and southern Peninsula Ranges in San Diego County, growing on dry hillsides and mesas at elevations below 300 meters. Flowering from April to June, this plant produces yellow flowers in clusters with petals 5 to 8 millimeters long, emerging from small rosettes. Growing with short stems 1 to 3 centimeters tall and nearly spherical to oblong in shape, the plant forms 1 to 3 compact rosettes. Its deciduous leaves are oblanceolate to spoon-shaped, 1 to 7 centimeters long and 0.5 to 11 millimeters wide, with acute to obtuse tips. The plant's delicate yellow flowers and small rosette form make it a distinctive species of coastal and mesa environments.

Habitat: Dry hillsides, mesas

Bloom period: Apr-Jun

Elevation: < 300 m

Bioregions: s SCo, s PR (San Diego Co.)

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