- Dudleya multicaulis
-
Dudleya multicaulis Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Core eudicots Order: Saxifragales Family: Crassulaceae Genus: Dudleya Species: D. multicaulis Binomial name Dudleya multicaulis
(Rose) MoranSynonyms Hasseanthus elongatus
Dudleya multicaulis is a succulent plant known by the common name manystem liveforever. This dudleya is endemic to southern California, where it is rare and becoming increasingly uncommon as its habitat is altered.
Contents
Description
This plant grows few short, fingerlike cylindrical leaves with pointed tips. It is dominated by its erect stem, which is topped with a branching inflorescence bearing up to 15 flowers on each long, thin branch. The flowers have pointed yellow petals up to a centimeter long, and long stamens.
Distribution
Most of its known occurrences are in Orange County, where it lives mostly along the coastal plain in heavy clay soils. It is threatened by development, road construction, and recreational activity.
See also
- California coastal sage and chaparral- (subecoregion)
- Coastal sage scrub - (plant association)
External links
Categories:- Crassulaceae stubs
- Dudleya
- Endemic flora of California
- Flora of California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of Orange County, California
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
