Dudleya cymosa subsp. cymosa

IllustratedEndemic
Synonyms: Dudleya angustiflora Rose Dudleya nevadensis (S. Watson) Britton & Rose
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 8. Treatment on page 180. Mentioned on page 182, 183.

Caudices simple or 2–3-branched, 1–3.5 cm diam. Leaves: rosettes 10–25-leaved; blade green, oblanceolate to spatulate, 3–12 × 1–5.5 cm, apex acute to acuminate or cuspidate, surfaces sometimes farinose, glaucous. Inflorescences: floral shoots 5–20-leaved, 5–30 cm; cincinni 3+, 4–10-flowered, mostly 1–6 cm. Petals mostly bright-yellow to red, 10–12 × 2–3.5 mm. 2n = 34.


Phenology: Flowering spring–early summer.
Habitat: Cliffs, rocky slopes
Elevation: 0-2700 m

Discussion

A report of subsp. cymosa from southwestern Oregon (J. A. Bartel 1993) is unfounded.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
perigynous +  and hypogynous +
acute +  and acuminate or cuspidate +
Reid V. Moran +
(Lemaire) Britton & Rose +
0.5cm +  and 3cm +
Echeveria cymosa +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br />) +
lobed +  and toothed +
oblanceolate +  and spatulate +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (5.5 cm55 mm <br />0.055 m <br />) +
1-3 times bifurcate also with lateral branches +, simple +  and not twisted +
bifurcate +
1-3 times bifurcate also with lateral branches +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
2-3-branched +  and simple +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
elongate +
1cm;3.5cm +
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (17 cm170 mm <br />0.17 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
5-gonal +  and tubular +
2-4-branched +
obpyramidal +
0-2700 m +
30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> (50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br />) +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
branched +  and simple +
erect;pendent +
erect;spreading +
Cliffs, rocky slopes +
axillary +  and terminal +
sessile +, petiolate +  and subclasping +
alternate +  and crowded +
persistent +
spreading +  and ascending +
usually connivent;adjacent +
wider than tall +
semi-inferior +  and superior +
tenuinucellate +, crassinucellate +  and bitegmic +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
perigynous +  and hypogynous +
mostly bright-yellow +  and red +
10mm;12mm +
ascending +  and erect +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
Flowering spring–early summer. +
(3-)4-5(-12)[-30+]-carpellate +
not gibbous +
New N. Amer. Crassul., +
cross-ribbed +  and ribbed +
1 +  and many +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
adnate +  and free +
antipetalous +
2-branched +  and simple +
distinct +
glaucous +  and farinose +
Dudleya angustiflora +  and Dudleya nevadensis +
Dudleya cymosa subsp. cymosa +
Dudleya cymosa +
subspecies +
outcurved +
cylindric +  and 5-gonal +
perennial +, biennial +  and annual +