- Dudleya setchellii
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Dudleya setchellii Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Core eudicots Order: Saxifragales Family: Crassulaceae Genus: Dudleya Species: D. setchelli Binomial name Dudleya setchellii
(Jeps.) Britton & RoseDudleya setchellii, the Santa Clara Valley Dudleya, is a member of the Dudleya genus of succulent perennials, members of the family Crassulaceae. The Santa Clara Valley Dudleya, endemic to the Santa Clara Valley region in the southern San Francisco Bay Area, was listed on February 3, 1995, as an endangered species.
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Description
The Dudleya setchellii plant blooms in the spring, with pale yellow flowers on vertical stems about a foot high.
Distribution
Dudleya setchellii is found only in the Coyote Valley area of southern Santa Clara County, California, mostly on rocky outcrops within serpentine grasslands on Tulare Hill and Santa Teresa Hill west of Coyote Creek in south San Jose and south of Metcalf Canyon east of Coyote Creek.
References
- Dudleya and Hassenthaus Handbook, Paul Thompson 1993, Bonsall Publications, 248 pp
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment - Dudleya setchellii
- USDA Plants Profile: Dudleya setchellii
- Dudleya setchellii - Photo gallery
Categories:- Dudleya
- Endemic flora of California
- Endangered flora of California
- Natural history of Santa Clara County, California
- Crassulaceae stubs
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