Dudleya blochmaniae

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Dudleya blochmaniae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Dudleya
Species: D. blochmaniae
Binomial name
Dudleya blochmaniae
(Eastw.) Moran

Dudleya blochmaniae is a succulent plant known by the common name Blochman's liveforever or Blochman's dudleya. This plant is native to California and Baja California, where it grows along the coastline.

Description

Dudleya blochmaniae grows somewhat erect, with cone-shaped, horn-shaped, or triangular succulent leaves along its stem. The plant may be brown, reddish-purple, or greenish. It bears a branching inflorescence with a few flowers per branch, each opening into a star-shaped bloom with five pointed white petals, sometimes with streaks of red.

Subspecies

Dudleya blochmaniae ssp. brevifolia

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