| Family | CRASSULACEAE |
| Genus species | Dudleya cespitosa (Haw.) Britton & Rose |
| Bibliography | Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 3: 27 (1903) |
| Native Range | sw. California |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 0-600m |
| Description | rosettes 5-20cm, leaves green, oblong, acute, efarinose, cymes ramose, cincinni 3-14-flowered, stem leaves acute, petals 8-16mm, acute, apex erect |
| Size | 10-40cm |
| Color | bright yellow, red |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | succulent subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
| Synonyms | Cotyledon cespitosa Haw. Cotyledon linguiformis (R.Br.) Aiton Cotyledon reflexa Willd. Dudleya cotyledon (J.Jacq.) Britton & Rose Dudleya helleri Rose Echeveria caespitosa (Haw.) DC. Echeveria californica Baker Echeveria cotyledon (J.Jacq.) A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr. Echeveria helleri (Rose) A.Berger Sedum cotyledon J.Jacq. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |