Dudleya blochmaniae

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

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

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

References
  1. Calflora: Dudleya blochmaniae
  2. Calflora: Dudleya blochmaniae ssp. brevifolia
  3. DFG.ca.gov: Dudleya blochmaniae ssp. brevifolia
  4. Calflora: Dudleya blochmaniae ssp. insularis


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