Английская Википедия:Dudleya cymosa

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Dudleya cymosa is a species complex of evergreen and deciduous succulent plants in the family Crassulaceae known by the common name: canyon liveforever.[1][2] It is a loosely defined polyphyletic[3] species with a diverse number of subspecies, varying highly in morphology, distribution, and habitat.[4]

Description

It is a distinctive plant sending up erect red-orange stems from a gray-green basal rosette. The small yellowish-red thimble-shaped flowers top the stems in a cyme inflorescence. Some subspecies are considered threatened locally.

Subspecies

Recognized[5] Dudleya cymosa subspecies:

The subspecies marcescens[6] and ovatifolia[7] are federally listed as threatened species of the United States.

Butterfly habitat

Dudleya cymosa is the larval host plant for the Sonoran blue butterfly, Philotes sonorensis (Lycaenidae)

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Basal rosette, erect stems, and inflorescences

Notes

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External links

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  1. New N. Amer. Crassul. 21. 1903 Sep
  2. Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 3:21. 1903 Nov
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  6. USFWS. ssp. marcescens. Species Profile.
  7. USFWS. ssp. ovatifolia. Species Profile.