Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Dudleya abramsii is a succulent plant known by the common name Abrams' liveforever. It is native to California and northern Baja California, where it grows in rocky areas in a number of habitat types. It is a fleshy perennial forming a small basal cluster of leaves around a central caudex. The thick, waxy leaves are triangular to oblong and usually pointed, reaching up to 11 centimeters in length, but often remaining much smaller. The entire rosette is generally only a few centimeters wide. The flower cluster is a mostly erect, branching stem lined with pointed leafs and bearing up to 15 flowers. The flower has five small, thick sepals at the base of five pale yellow petals each about a centimeter long.

Plant type

Perennial herb, Succulent

Size

4 - 8 in Tall

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Color

Yellow

Flowering season

Spring

Special uses

Containers

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Site type

Rocky outcrops

Plant communities

Chaparral, Foothill Woodland, Yellow Pine Forest

Hummingbirds
Birds
Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 3 likely

Confirmed Likely

Orange Tortrix Moth

Argyrotaenia franciscana

Moss' Elfin

Callophrys mossii

Sonoran Blue

Philotes sonorensis