Dudleya greenei
About
Dudleya greenei is a perennial species of succulent plant known by the common names Greene's liveforever, or Greene's dudleya. It is endemic to the Channel Islands of California, where it grows along the cliffs of four of the eight islands. It is a highly variable plant, presenting with multiple forms and varying levels of ploidy. Taxonomically, this species is an insular segregate of Dudleya caespitosa, and was placed as a stopgap taxon by Reid Moran in his 1951 thesis on the genus. It is characterized by white or green leaf rosettes, loomed over by inflorescences bearing pale yellow to white flowers. It is a member of the subgenus Dudleya, as it cannot be propagated from leaf cuttings, does not grow from a corm, and has tight petals.
- Family
- Crassulaceae
How to use it
Greene's liveforever is primarily valued for its ornamental beauty, making it a lovely addition to gardens or succulent collections. Its unique adaptations to rocky environments also highlight its ecological importance, as it helps stabilize soil and prevent erosion on the cliffs where it grows.
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Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Dudleya greenei
- Slug
- dudleya-greenei
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Crassulaceae
- Genus
- Dudleya
- Species
- greenei
- Wikidata QID
- Q5227044
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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