Dudleya farinosa

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Saxifragales

Familia: Crassulaceae
Subfamilia: Sempervivoideae
Tribus: Sedeae
Genus: Dudleya
Subgenus: D. subg. Dudleya
Species: Dudleya farinosa
Name

Dudleya farinosa (Lindl.) Britton & Rose, Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 3: 15 1903.
Synonyms

Cotyledon compacta (Rose) Fedde
Cotyledon eastwoodiae (Rose) Fedde
Cotyledon farinosa (Lindl.) Baker
Cotyledon farinulenta Hemsl.
Cotyledon septentrionalis (Rose) Fedde
Dudleya compacta Rose ex Britton & Rose
Cotyledon farinulenta Hemsl.
Dudleya eastwoodiae Rose ex Britton & Rose
Dudleya septentrionalis Rose ex Britton & Rose
Echeveria compacta (Rose) A. Berger
Echeveria eastwoodiae (Rose) A. Berger
Echeveria farinosa Lindl.
Echeveria farinulenta Lem.
Echeveria septentrionalis (Rose) A. Berger

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
Regional: Southwestern USA
USA (SW-California, Oregon)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Britton, N.L. & Rose, J.N., 1903. Bulletin of the New York Botanical Garden 3:15.

Links

Hassler, M. 2019. Dudleya farinosa. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Dec 01. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Dudleya farinosa. Published online. Accessed: Dec 01 2019.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Dudleya farinosa in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Dec 01. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2019. Dudleya farinosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Dec 01.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Dudleya farinosa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names
English: Powdery liveforever

Dudleya farinosa is a succulent plant known by several common names, including bluff lettuce, powdery liveforever, and powdery dudleya.

Distribution

This plant is native to the coastline of parts of Oregon and northern California,[1] where it is commonly found on bluffs and coastal hillsides. One specialized habitat in which D. farinosa is found is the Monterey Cypress forests at Point Lobos and Del Monte Forest in Monterey County, California.[2]
Description

This Dudleya is variable in appearance from drab to spectacular. It grows from a branching caudex and forms a basal rosette of wide, pointed, spade-shaped leaves, each up to about six centimeters across.[3] The leaves are generally very pale green but they often have edges or tips of bright colors, particularly bright reds. The plant erects a tall stem which is pale green with pink or red tinting, atop which it bears a branching inflorescence with many pale to bright yellow flowers.
Threats

Native plants are being dug up illegally in huge numbers, originally thought to satisfy demand as house plants in South Korea and China.[4][5] Recent investigations show the demand may come from a smaller community of highly skilled succulent collectors and enthusiasts.[6]
Notes

C.Michael Hogan. 2010
C. Michael Hogan and Michael P. Frankis. 2009
Jepson Manual. 1993
McCormick, Erin (27 April 2018). "Stolen succulents: California hipster plants at center of smuggling crisis". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
Callahan, Mary (2019-03-09). "In a 'Gold Rush-type phenomenon', smugglers target coastal succulents". Santa Rosa Press Democrat. Retrieved 2019-03-10.

Margulies, Jared (October 2020). "Korean 'Housewives' and 'Hipsters' Are Not Driving a New Illicit Plant Trade: Complicating Consumer Motivations Behind an Emergent Wildlife Trade in Dudleya farinosa". Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 8: 367. doi:10.3389/fevo.2020.604921. Retrieved 2020-11-25.

References

C.Michael Hogan, ed. 2010. Dudleya farinosa. Encyclopedia of Life.
C.Michael Hogan and Michael P. Frankis. 2009. Monterey Cypress: Cupressus macrocarpa, GlobalTwitcher.com ed. N. Stromberg
Jepson Manual. 1993. Dudleya farinosa
P.Thompson. 1993. Dudleya and Hassenthaus Handbook. Bonsall Publications