Kingdom Plantae Family Crassulaceae Scientific name Dudleya cymosa Rank Species | Order Saxifragales Genus Dudleya Higher classification Dudleya | |
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Similar Dudleya, Dudleya caespitosa, Dudleya edulis, Dudleya anthonyi, Dudleya pulverulenta | ||
Dudleya cymosa is a succulent plant known by the common name canyon live-forever. The plant is found in rocky areas in the low elevations of California and southern Oregon mountains.
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Description
It is a distinctive plant sending up erect red-orange stems from a gray-green basal rosette. The small yellowish-red thimble-shaped flowers top the stems in a cyme inflorescence. Some subspecies are considered threatened locally.
Subspecies
Selected Dudleya cymosa subspecies:
The subspecies marcescens and ovatifolia are federally listed as threatened species of the United States.
Butterfly habitat
Dudleya cymosa is the larval host plant for the Sonoran blue butterfly, Philotes sonorensis (Lycaenidae)
References
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