Dudleya variegata (S.Watson) Moran

Variegated liveforever (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Crassulaceae > Dudleya

Characteristics

Corms subglobose to oblong, 1-3 cm × 3-15 mm. Leaves 4-12; petiole 0.5-3 mm wide, to 1/3 as wide as blade; blade blue-green or yellow-green, oblanceolate to spatulate, 1-7 cm × 3-11 mm, 1.5-4 mm thick, base 1-6 mm wide, apex acute to rounded, surfaces not glaucous. Inflorescences: cincinni 2-11-flowered, 2-15 cm; floral shoots 5-20 cm × 0.5-2 mm at base, to 3 mm wide at middle; leaves 10-26, ascending, blade triangular-ovate to-lanceolate, 0.5-3 cm × 3-10 mm, 2-5 mm thick, apex acute to obtuse. Flowers mostly odorless; petals connate 0.5-1 mm, spreading from near middle, bright yellow (fading whitish), often red-lineolate on keel, elliptic, 5-8 × 2-3.5 mm, apex acute, corolla ca. 8-15 mm diam.; pistils separate, suberect; ovary 2.5-5 mm; styles 1.5-2 mm. Follicles widespreading, with adaxial margins nearly horizontal. 2n = 34.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.02 - 0.1
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-8

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Minimum temperature (C°) -12
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Images

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Distribution

Dudleya variegata world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:85640-2
WFO ID wfo-0000657760
COL ID 6DPFH
BDTFX ID -
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Dudleya variegata Hasseanthus variegatus Sedum variegatum Hasseanthus variegatus var. blochmanae Hasseanthus variegatus var. elongatus