Dudleya lanceolata

Lanceleaf liveforever

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Dudleya
Species:
D. lanceolata
Binomial name
Dudleya lanceolata
(Nutt.) Britt. & Rose
Synonyms
Synonymy
  • Cotyledon lanceolata (Nutt.) Benth. & Hook. f. ex S. Watson
  • Dudleya bernardina Britton & Rose
  • Dudleya brauntonii Rose
  • Dudleya congesta Britton
  • Dudleya cymosa subsp. minor (Rose) Moran
  • Dudleya elongata Rose
  • Dudleya goldmanii Rose
  • Dudleya hallii Rose
  • Dudleya lurida Rose
  • Dudleya minor Rose
  • Dudleya nevadensis subsp. minor (Rose) Abrams
  • Dudleya parishii Rose
  • Dudleya reflexa Britton
  • Dudleya robusta Britton
  • Echeveria congesta (Britton) A.Berger
  • Echeveria elongata (Rose) A.Berger
  • Echeveria hallii (Rose) A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.
  • Echeveria lanceolata Nutt.
  • Echeveria lanceolata var. composta Jeps.
  • Echeveria lanceolata var. incerta Jeps.
  • Echeveria lanceolata var. lurida (Rose) Munz
  • Echeveria laxa var. minor (Rose) Jeps.
  • Echeveria minor (Rose) A.Berger
  • Echeveria monicae A.Berger
  • Echeveria parishii (Rose) A.Berger
  • Echeveria reflexa (Britton) A.Berger
  • Echeveria robusta (Britton) A.Berger

Dudleya lanceolata is a succulent plant known by the common name lanceleaf liveforever or lance-leaved dudleya. It is an extremely variable and widely ranging species that occurs from Monterey County and Kern County in California south through Ensenada in Baja California. It is characterized by green to purple lanceolate leaves, red, orange, or less commonly yellow petals, and is typically tetraploid. Despite its diversity, it is quite stable as a species, but hybrids may be discovered with other species of Dudleya, which can make it difficult to discern in areas where numerous species converge.

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