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Dudleya saxosa (M.E. Jones) Britton & Rose ssp. aloides (Rose) Moran

Desert live-forever

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionMagnoliophytaFlowering plants, also known as angiosperms
ClassMagnoliopsidaDicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
SubclassRosidaeRoses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more
OrderRosalesRose family and eight others
FamilyCrassulaceaeSucculents that store water in leaves
GenusDudleyaNamed for William Russel Dudley (1849-1911), first professor of botany and head of the Botany Department at Stanford University
Speciessaxosa“full of rocks,” hence growing among rocks
ssp.aloidesAloe-like

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Dudleya saxosa (desert live-forever)

5/3/2018 · Ryan Mountain, Joshua Tree National Park, Cali­fornia · ≈ 5 × 8″ (13 × 20 cm)

Dudleya saxosa (desert live-forever)

5/3/2018 · Ryan Mountain, Joshua Tree National Park, Cali­fornia · ≈ 8 × 5″ (20 × 13 cm)

Dudleya saxosa (desert live-forever)

5/3/2018 · Ryan Mountain, Joshua Tree National Park, Cali­fornia · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (18 × 12 cm)

Dudleya alainiae Reiser

Dudleya delicata Rose

Dudleya grandiflora Rose

 

Dudleya saxosa ssp. aloides description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

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Dudleya saxosa (desert live-forever)

5/3/2018 · Ryan Mountain, Joshua Tree National Park, Cali­fornia · ≈ 5 × 8″ (13 × 20 cm)

Dudleya saxosa (desert live-forever)

5/3/2018 · Ryan Mountain, Joshua Tree National Park, Cali­fornia · ≈ 8 × 5″ (20 × 13 cm)

Dudleya saxosa (desert live-forever)

5/3/2018 · Barker Dam, Joshua Tree National Park, Cali­fornia · ≈ 6 × 10″ (16 × 24 cm)

Dudleya saxosa (desert live-forever)

5/3/2018 · Ryan Mountain, Joshua Tree National Park, Cali­fornia · ≈ 8 × 5″ (20 × 13 cm)

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