Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Dudleya saxosa is a perennial succulent desert plant in the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae), commonly called live-forever. This dudleya is native to the rocky slopes of the Peninsular Ranges and the sky islands in Mojave Desert mountains, such as the Panamint Range, in Southern California, and in Baja California and Arizona. Dudleya saxosa is plant grows a basal clump or rosette of fleshy leaves, which may be flat and blade-shaped to somewhat cylindrical. It bolts one or more erect stems which are usually dull pink to red in color, sometimes with pale green coloration. Atop the stems are compact inflorescences of flowers with bright yellow petals.

Plant type

Perennial herb, Succulent

Size

10 - 12 in Tall

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Color

Red, Yellow, Green, Pink

Special uses

Containers

Water

Very Low, Low

Plant communities

Chaparral, Creosote Bush Scrub, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Hummingbirds
Birds
Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

1 confirmed and 1 likely

Confirmed Likely

Sonoran Blue

Philotes sonorensis

Moss' Elfin

Callophrys mossii