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Short-leaved Dudleya
Short-Leaved Dudleya at Carmel Mountain, San Diego
Short-Leaved Dudleya at Carmel Mountain, San Diego
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
(unranked) Core eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Dudleya
Britton & Rose
Species

Numerous, see text. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Magnoliopsida is the Botanical name for a class of Flowering plants By definition the class will include the family Magnoliaceae, but its Eudicots and Eudicotyledons are terms introduced by Doyle & Hotton (1991 to refer to a group of Flowering plants that had been called "tricolpates" or "non-Magnoliid The Saxifragales are an order of Dicotyledon Flowering plants In the APG II classification system it includes the following families The Crassulaceae, or orpine family, is a family of Dicotyledons They store water in their Succulent leaves Nathaniel Lord Britton (1859 - 1934 was a US Botanist and Taxonomist who founded the New York Botanical Garden in Bronx, New Joseph Nelson Rose ( January 11, 1862 - May 4, 1928) was an American Botanist. In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank.

Dudleya is a genus of succulent perennials, consisting of about 45 species in southwest North America. A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic

The fleshy and glabrous leaves occur in basal rosettes, in colors generally ranging from green to gray. Glabrousness (from Latin glaber = bald hairless is the technical term for an anatomically abnormal lack of Hair or down. The inflorescences are on vertical or inclined stems up to a meter high, but usually much shorter, topped by a cyme with alternate leaf-like bracts. An inflorescence is a group or cluster of Flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main Branch or a complicated arrangement of branches In Botany, a bract is a modified or specialized Leaf. Bracts are ordinarily associated with reproductive structures (subtending Flowers Inflorescence Both the petal and sepals of the small flowers are five in number and fused below. Five pistils, also fused below, have 10 stamens arranged around them.

Dudleya species are widespread in their range, typically found in rock outcroppings, cliff faces, or road cuts, where their leaves help them store water in a setting too dry for most types of plants. Most are small and inconspicuous when not in bloom.

The genus is named after William Russell Dudley, the first head of the botany department at Stanford University. Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University or simply Stanford, is a private Research university located in

In horticulture, Dudleya should be planted at an angle. Horticulture is the art and science of plant cultivation Horticulturists (or horticuluralists) work and conduct research in the fields of Plant propagation This prevents the buildup of water in the leaves, which may lead to the leaves rotting.

Selected species

Munchkin dudleyaDudleya gnoma
Munchkin dudleya
Dudleya gnoma

References


This Crassulaceae-related article is a stub. Dudleya setchellii, the Santa Clara Valley Dudleya, is a member of the Dudleya Genus of succulent perennials members of the family Dudleya stolonifera is a Succulent plant known by the common name Laguna Beach liveforever. Dudleya traskiae is a rare Succulent plant known by the common name Santa Barbara Island liveforever. Dudleya traskiae is a rare Succulent plant known by the common name Santa Barbara Island liveforever. Dudleya virens ( Alabaster plant or Island live-forever) is an uncommon species of perennial, Succulent plant in the family Dudleya viscida is a rare Succulent plant known by the common name sticky liveforever. The Crassulaceae, or orpine family, is a family of Dicotyledons They store water in their Succulent leaves You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
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