Dudleya variegata
species of plant
Dudleya variegata is a deciduous succulent plant in the family Crassulaceae known by the common names variegated liveforever, variegated dudleya or rarely San Diego Hasseanthus. A cryptic plant that survives part of the year dormant underground from starch reserves in a corm, after sufficient rainfall, leaves will emerge, soon giving way to small inflorescences with yellow star-shaped flowers. It is native to Baja California and adjacent San Diego County in California, where it grows in several habitat types, including chaparral and vernal pools.
Description
Although many members of the genus Dudleya are rosette-forming plants with evergreen leaves, this species belongs to the subgenus Hasseanthus, which has diverged into geophytic plants. Species within this subgenus are characterized by small, globose and deciduous leaves similar in appearance and size to the juvenile leaves of plants outside of the subgenus. The stem has evolved into a corm-like unit buried under the surface of the soil, and plants utilize starch reserves within the tuberous root to survive the dry season. The reduced leaves and corm-like caudex are probably paedomorphic adaptations as most Dudleya seedlings have a tuberous caudex and small, drought-deciduous leaves.
This plant has distinctive, often paddle or spoon-shaped leaves with long petioles. The inflorescences contain spreading bright yellow flowers. The stem is an oblong-shaped corm-like structure.
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