Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Dudleya attenuata, common names including Orcutt's live-forever and Tapertip live-forever, is plant species native to California and to Baja California. Leaves of this species are clavate, up to 5 mm thick. Flowers are open rather than tubular, borne in cymes with only 1-3 simple branches, hence with fewer flowers than most related species.

Plant type

Perennial herb, Succulent

Size

4 - 8 in Tall

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Color

White, Yellow

Flowering season

Spring, Summer

Special uses

Containers

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Site type

Bluffs

Plant communities

Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub

Hummingbirds
Birds
Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 2 likely

Confirmed Likely

Orange Tortrix Moth

Argyrotaenia franciscana

Sonoran Blue

Philotes sonorensis