familyCrassulaceae
genusDudleya
subgenusDudleya subg. Dudleya
speciesDudleya cymosa
subspeciesDudleya cymosa subsp. paniculata
Dudleya cymosa subsp. paniculata
Madroño 34: 338. 1988,.
Endemic
Basionym: Cotyledon cespitosa var. paniculata Jepson Fl. W. Calif., 267. 1901 (as caespitosa)
Caudices simple or 2–3-branched, 1–2 cm diam. Leaves: rosettes 10–25-leaved; blade pale green, oblong-oblanceolate to -triangular, 3–10 × 0.5–2 cm, apex acute to acuminate, surfaces not farinose, glaucous. Inflorescences: floral shoots 10–30-leaved, 5–25 cm; cincinni 3+, 4–10-flowered, 1–5 cm. Petals pale yellow, 7–14 × 1.5–2.5 mm. 2n = 34.
Phenology: Flowering late spring.
Habitat: Rocky outcrops and slopes
Elevation: 30-1200 m
Discussion
Subspecies paniculata occurs from Mount Diablo, Contra Costa County, to the Pinnacles, San Benito County, and east to Merced County.
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