liveforevers

genus Dudleya

Member of stonecrop family (family Crassulaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

Except for old historical records and extremely rare examples that I don't expect to encounter, there are no other wild species of this genus in the bay area.

bluff lettuce
Dudleya farinosa

petals pale yellow [not full yellow]
stem often > 8 cm long, 10–30 mm wide
peduncle 10–35 cm
leaf 2.5–6 cm

santa clara valley dudleya
Dudleya abramsii ssp. setchellii

petals pale yellow [not full yellow]
stem < 8 cm long, 10–20 mm wide
peduncle 5–20 cm
leaf 3–8 cm long, 7–15 mm wide

canyon liveforever
Dudleya cymosa

petals bright yellow, orange, or red
plant generally < 10 cm wide
leaves 0.8–3 × longer than wide

coast dudleya
Dudleya caespitosa

petals bright yellow
plant 8–32 cm wide
leaves 3–10 × longer than wide
stem of older plants often exposed between dried leaves

lanceleaf liveforever
Dudleya lanceolata

petals yellow to generally red
plant 3–35 cm wide
leaves 3–10 × longer than wide; 5–20 cm long, 1–2 cm wide
stem of older plants covered by dried leaves

5 observed taxons / 1 unobserved taxon / 2 keys

Chris’s observations: 19 (17 are research grade)

Locations:

Santa Teresa CP: 4
Máyyan 'Ooyákma Coyote Ridge OSP: 3
Castle Rock SP: 2
Henry Coe SP: 2
Andrew Molera SP
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Point Lobos SP
San Bruno Mountain State & County Park
Sierra Azul OSP
Sierra Vista OSP
Wilder Ranch SP
Yosemite NP

Months:

Mar.: 1
Apr.: 3
May: 6
Jun.: 2
Jul.: 3
Aug.: 1
Sep.: 2
Oct.: 1

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora