Marcescent Dudleya (Dudleya cymosa ssp. marcescens)

Global Rank: T2 - Imperiled
Legal Status: Federally Threatened
Family: Crassulaceae
State: CA
Nature Serve ID: 160653
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Categories of Interest: Cacti/Succulents
Date Inducted in National Collection: 01/17/2019

Description:

succulent, rosette-forming perennial in the stonecrop family. distinguished from other subspecies by the habit of the rosette leaves withering in the summer

Where is Marcescent Dudleya (Dudleya cymosa ssp. marcescens) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Marcescent Dudleya can be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve Marcescent Dudleya (Dudleya cymosa ssp. marcescens)?

California Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 02/09/18

University of California-Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Assigned 01/17/19

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Conservation Actions

09/01/2020

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, California Botanic Garden holds 1 accessions of Dudleya cymosa subsp. marcescens in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 681 seeds of this species in their collection - although some may have been used for curation testing or sent to back up.

08/05/2020

Based on an August 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, California Botanic Garden has collected 1 seed accessions of Dudleya cymosa subsp. marcescens from 1 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass 68 maternal plants