Dudleya abramsii subsp. calcicola
subspecies of plant
Dudleya abramsii subsp. calcicola is a succulent plant known by the common name limestone liveforever, or limestone dudleya. It is endemic to California, where it is a rare resident of limestone outcroppings and rocky slopes in the southern Sierra Nevada and nearby mountains and foothills. It was formerly regarded as Dudleya calcicola.
Description
Morphology
The plant grows up to 50 densely packed caudices, upon which are the rosettes. The rosette contains leaves up to about 10 centimeters wide, each leaf blade-shaped to cone-shaped and up to 10 centimeters long and one wide. The leaves are fleshy and waxy, generally pale green, often tinted with pink or yellow. The waxy leaves are typical of Dudleya growing in rocky outcroppings. The plant grows in a habit similar to "cushion plants" of alpine environments.
From the rosette bolts an erect stem, which is a caudex topped with a multi-branched inflorescence.
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