Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Dudleya edulis (Nutt.) Moran |
Bibliography | Desert Pl. Life 16: 191 (1943) |
Native Range | sw. California to nw. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 0-1300m |
Description | rosettes 5-10cm, leaves pale green, linear, terete, efarinose, cymes ramose, cincinni 3-12-flowered, stem leaves ascendent, triangular, corolla spreading, 15-20mm |
Size | 20-70cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
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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 edulis (Nutt.) Brewer Echeveria edulis (Nutt.) A.Berger Sedum edule Nutt. Stylophyllum edule (Nutt.) Britton & Rose |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) 79 Mexico (MXN Mexico Northwest) |