Dudleya acuminata
species of plant
Dudleya acuminata is a species of succulent perennial plant in the family Crassulaceae known by common name as the Vizcaino liveforever. A rosette-forming leaf succulent, it has reddish yellow flowers that emerge from April to May. It is native to the Pacific coast of the Vizcaino Desert on the Baja California Peninsula, and on neighboring islands.
Description
Morphology
The plant grows caespitosely, with 5 to 6 dense rosettes growing from a thick caudex. The leaves are not very numerous, broadly ovate, 4 to 7 cm long, broadest at the base, thick, and pale green but not glaucous. The peduncle is 25 to 30 cm high, with bracts 1 to 1.5 cm long, ovate, acute, and sagittate at the base. The inflorescence is slightly glaucous. The pedicels are short, 3 to 6 mm long. On the flower, the calyx is 5 mm long, deeply 5-cleft, with the lobes triangular-ovate. The corolla is a reddish yellow.
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