Dudleya candelabrum

Dudleya candelabrum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Saxifragales
Family:	Crassulaceae
Genus:	Dudleya
Species:	D. candelabrum
Binomial name
	Dudleya candelabrum; Rose

Dudleya candelabrum is a succulent plant known by the common name Candleholder liveforever.^[1] This Dudleya is endemic to California, where it grows wild only on the northern Channel Islands.

Description[]

Dudleya candelabrum grows from a basal rosette of leaves up to half a meter wide atop a thick, hardy caudex. Each leaf is a pale green to pinkish-green spade shape with a sharp point. The unbranched stem is generally erect but often bending under the weight of the inflorescence it holds. The inflorescence branches and holds up to 25 knobby flowers on each branch. The flower has yellowish petals within its pink-tinged green sepals.^[2]

Distribution and habitat[]

Dudleya candelabrum is endemic to the Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa islands. It occurs on rocky, north-facing slopes below 1,200 ft.^[3]

References[]

^ "Dudleya candelabrum". Calflora. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
^ Moran, Reid. "Dudleya candelabrum Rose [family CRASSULACEAE]". Flora of North America. 8 – via JSTOR.
^ "Dudleya candelabrum". Native Plant Database. Theodore Payne Foundation.

External links[]

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[1] "Dudleya candelabrum". Calflora. Retrieved 15 August 2021.

[2] Moran, Reid. "Dudleya candelabrum Rose [family CRASSULACEAE]". Flora of North America. 8 – via JSTOR.

[3] "Dudleya candelabrum". Native Plant Database. Theodore Payne Foundation.

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