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Dudleya abramsii
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Abrams' Liveforever
( Dudleya abramsii )
Dudleya abramsii
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About Abrams' Liveforever (Dudleya abramsii)
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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 Description
Plant Type
Perennial herb, Succulent
Size
3.6 - 8.4 in tall
Flower Color
Yellow
Flowering Season
Spring
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 3
likely
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Sonoran Blue
Philotes sonorensis
Philotes sonorensis
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Moss' Elfin
Callophrys mossii
Callophrys mossii
*
Orange Tortrix Moth
Argyrotaenia franciscana
Argyrotaenia franciscana
Landscaping Information
Sun
Part Shade
Nurseries
Carried by 1
Common uses
Hummingbird Gardens, Bird Gardens
Natural Setting
Site Type
Rocky outcrops
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 6.6" - 52.2", Summer Precipitation: 0.14" - 3.12", Coldest Month: 32.3" - 53.9", Hottest Month: 55.5" - 82.1", Humidity: 0.70" - 33.33", Elevation: 13" - 8366"
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Abrams' Liveforever
Dudleya abramsii
Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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