Dudleya cymosa Calflora

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Taxon Report

Dudleya cymosa (Lem.) Britton & Rose

Canyon dudleya, Canyon liveforever, Rock lettuce

Dudleya cymosa is a perennial herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~1763 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. agourensis ... ssp. costatifolia ... ssp. crebrifolia ... ssp. cymosa ... ssp. marcescens ... ssp. ovatifolia ... ssp. paniculata ... ssp. pumila
Genus:	Dudleya
Family:	Crassulaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Northern Oak Woodland, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Information about Dudleya cymosa from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (DUCY) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[Wikipedia] Butterfly Larvae Host Plant: Dudleya cymosa is the larval host plant for the Sonoran blue butterfly, Philotes sonorensis (Lycaenidae) (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/02/2025).