Dudleya blochmaniae
Leafl. W. Bot. 7: 110. 1953,.
Corms subglobose to oblong, 0.7–3.5 cm × 5–20 mm. Leaves 3–50; petiole 0.3–1.5 mm wide, to 1/3 as wide as blade; blade green, oblanceolate or clavate-oblanceolate, 1–6 cm × 2–8 mm, 1–4 mm thick, base 1–4 mm wide, apex subacute to rounded, surfaces sometimes ± glaucous. Inflorescences: cincinni 3–10-flowered, 1–6 cm; floral shoots 3–12 cm × 0.5–2 mm; leaves 8–25, ascending, blade triangular-ovate to -lanceolate, 0.5–2.5 cm × 3–10 mm, 2–4 mm thick, apex rounded to subacute or obtuse. Flowers with musky, sweet odor; petals connate to 1 mm, widely spreading from near middle, white, ± yellowish green at base, red-lineolate on keel, drying purplish, elliptic, 6–10[–12] × 2–3.5[–5] mm, apex acute, corolla 8–20 mm diam.; pistils separate, ascending; ovary 3–4.5 mm; styles 1–1.5 mm. Follicles widespreading, with adaxial margins nearly horizontal.
Distribution
Calif., nw Mexico.
Discussion
Subspecies 2 (2 in the flora).
Selected References
None.
Key
| 1 | Rosette leaves 3-12, blade oblanceolate, 1-4(-6) cm; inflorescence leaves not or slightly glaucous. | Dudleya blochmaniae subsp. blochmaniae |
| 1 | Rosette leaves 15-30(-50), blade clavate-oblanceolate, 1-3.5 cm; inflorescence leaves gray-glaucous. | Dudleya blochmaniae subsp. insularis |