Dudleya cymosa subsp. ovatifolia

(Britton) Moran

Madroño 14: 108. 1957,.

EndemicConservation concern
Basionym: Dudleya ovatifolia Britton in N. L. Britton and J. N. Rose, New N. Amer. Crassul., 20 [“02”]. 1903
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 8. Treatment on page 182. Mentioned on page 180, 183.
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Caudices simple, 1–1.5 cm diam. Leaves: rosettes 6–10 (–25) -leaved; blade shiny green, often with maroon abaxially, ovate to elliptic, 2–5 × 1.5–2.5 cm, apex acute to acuminate, surfaces not farinose, not glaucous. Inflorescences: floral shoots 5–15-leaved, 4–15 cm; cincinni 3+, 3–5-flowered, 1–3 cm. Petals bright-yellow, often marked with red, 10–14 × 2.5–3.5 mm. 2n = 34.


Phenology: Flowering late spring.
Habitat: Shaded rocky slopes
Elevation: 200-400 m

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Subspecies ovatifolia is known from the Santa Monica and Santa Ana mountains; it is considered fairly threatened (California Native Plant Society, http://cnps.web.aplus.net/cgi-bin/inv/inventory.cgi).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
perigynous +  and hypogynous +
2cm;5cm +
not farinose +
acute +  and acuminate +
1.5cm;2.5cm +
Reid V. Moran +
(Britton) Moran +
0.5cm +  and 3cm +
Dudleya ovatifolia +
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 />) +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
lobed +  and toothed +
not glaucous +
cordate-ovate +  and triangular-lanceolate +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 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 />) +
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 /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 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 /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
5-gonal +  and tubular +
2-4-branched +
obpyramidal +
200-400 m +
30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> (50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br />) +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 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 +
Shaded 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 +
bright-yellow +
10mm;14mm +
ascending +  and erect +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
Flowering late spring. +
(3-)4-5(-12)[-30+]-carpellate +
not gibbous +
6-10(-25)-leaved +
cross-ribbed +  and ribbed +
1 +  and many +
Endemic +  and Conservation concern +
adnate +  and free +
antipetalous +
2-branched +  and simple +
distinct +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
not farinose +
acute +  and acuminate +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
Dudleya cymosa subsp. ovatifolia +
Dudleya cymosa +
subspecies +
outcurved +
cylindric +  and 5-gonal +
perennial +, biennial +  and annual +