Dudleya cymosa ssp. ovatifolia Calflora

Taxon Report

Dudleya cymosa (Lem.) Britton & Rose ssp. ovatifolia (Britton) Moran

Santa monica mountains dudleya, Santa monica mtns. dudleya

2016 Ron Vanderhoff

Dudleya cymosa ssp. ovatifolia is a perennial herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).

Federal status: Threatened.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~28 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Photos on Calflora


Parent:	Dudleya cymosa
Genus:	Dudleya
Family:	Crassulaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Information about Dudleya cymosa ssp. ovatifolia from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (DUCYO) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 1B.1 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
Dudleya: for William Russel Dudley (1849-1911), first professor of botany and head of the Botany Department at Stanford University photos / record / common / links 0000 0000 0516 2250:! 2016 Ron Vanderhoff:! null:!

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 07/17/2025).