Dudleya saxosa is a perennial succulent plant species in the family Crassulaceae, within the genus Dudleya, which are commonly known as liveforevers.[1]: 84 This species is a complex of 3 subspecies of plants, isolated and disjunct in distribution from one another, each with varying levels of ploidy and morphology.[2] One plant is native throughout the deserts and mountains of Southern California, another is found in the Panamint Mountains, and one is found throughout central Arizona.[3]
| Dudleya saxosa | |
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| Dudleya saxosa subsp. aloides | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Crassulaceae |
| Genus: | Dudleya |
| Species: | D. saxosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Dudleya saxosa | |
Description
editDudleya saxosa is plant that grows from a rosette of fleshy leaves, which may be flat and blade-shaped to somewhat cylindrical. It bolts one or more erect stems which are usually dull pink to red in color, sometimes with pale green coloration. Atop the stems are compact inflorescences of flowers with bright yellow petals.
Subdivisions
edit- Dudleya saxosa subsp. saxosa (Panamint live-forever)[1]: 84 A geographically isolated and polyploid population from the other species, this plant is found in the Panamint Range near Death Valley.[4]
- Dudleya saxosa subsp. aloides (desert live-forever)[1]: 84 Occurs widely throughout the Peninsular Ranges and the desert mountains of Southern California. Composed of several somewhat different diploid populations, including Dudleya alainae.[3]
- Dudleya saxosa subsp. collomiae (Gila County live-forever)[5] A well isolated polyploid subspecies found throughout central Arizona. It is most similar to the diploid subsp. aloides.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Pam MacKay, 2nd ed., 2013, ISBN 978-0-7627-8033-4
- ^ Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). "Dudleya saxosa". Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- ^ a b Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). "Dudleya saxosa subsp. aloides". Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- ^ Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). "Dudleya saxosa subsp. saxosa". Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Dudleya saxosa ssp. collomiae". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ^ Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). "Dudleya saxosa subsp. collomiae". Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
External links
edit- Jepson Manual Treatment - Dudleya saxosa
- USDA Plants Profile: Dudleya saxosa
- UC CalPhotos gallery of Dudleya saxosa
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