Dudleya blochmaniae

Dudleya blochmaniae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Saxifragales
Family:	Crassulaceae
Genus:	Dudleya
Species:	D. blochmaniae
Binomial name
Dudleya blochmaniae (Eastw.) Moran

Dudleya blochmaniae is a succulent plant known by the common name Blochman's liveforever or Blochman's dudleya. ^[1]

Distribution

This plant is endemic to coastal sage scrub habitats. It is native to Southern California (U.S.) and northwestern Baja California (México), where it grows along the coastlines. ^[1]

Description

Dudleya blochmaniae grows in small rosettes 0.5–7 centimetres (0.20–2.76 in) wide. It is somewhat erect, with cone-shaped, horn-shaped, or triangular succulent leaves along its stem. The succulent leaves may be brown, reddish-purple, or greenish.

It bears a branching inflorescence with a few flowers per branch, each opening into a star-shaped bloom with five pointed white petals, sometimes with streaks of red. The bloom period is March and April.

Subspecies

Named subspecies include:

• Dudleya blochmaniae ssp. blochmaniae — listed Endangered species. ^[2]
• Dudleya blochmaniae ssp. brevifolia — endemic to Torrey Pines State Reserve and Carmel Mountain in San Diego County, California. Listed Endangered species. ^[3]
• Dudleya blochmaniae ssp. insularis — Santa Rosa Island dudleya, Santa Rosa Island live forever, endemic to Santa Rosa Island. Listed Critically endangered species. ^[4]

See also

• Flora of the California chaparral and woodlands
• List of California native plants

References

External links

• Calflora Database: Dudleya blochmaniae (Blochman's dudleya, Blochman's liveforever)
• Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Dudleya blochmaniae
• USDA Plants Profile for Dudleya blochmaniae (Blochman's liveforever)
• UC CalPhotos gallery of Dudleya blochmaniae (Blochman's Dudleya)

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