Dudleya saxosa (M.E. Jones) Britton & Rose ssp. aloides (Rose) Moran
Desert live-forever
Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
Subclass | Rosidae | Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more |
Order | Rosales | Rose family and eight others |
Family | Crassulaceae | Succulents that store water in leaves |
Genus | Dudleya | Named for William Russel Dudley (1849-1911), first professor of botany and head of the Botany Department at Stanford University |
Species | saxosa | “full of rocks,” hence growing among rocks |
ssp. | aloides | Aloe-like |
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5/3/2018 · Ryan Mountain, Joshua Tree National Park, California · ≈ 5 × 8″ (13 × 20 cm)
5/3/2018 · Ryan Mountain, Joshua Tree National Park, California · ≈ 8 × 5″ (20 × 13 cm)
5/3/2018 · Ryan Mountain, Joshua Tree National Park, California · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (18 × 12 cm)
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Dudleya saxosa ssp. aloides description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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5/3/2018 · Ryan Mountain, Joshua Tree National Park, California · ≈ 5 × 8″ (13 × 20 cm)
5/3/2018 · Ryan Mountain, Joshua Tree National Park, California · ≈ 8 × 5″ (20 × 13 cm)
5/3/2018 · Barker Dam, Joshua Tree National Park, California · ≈ 6 × 10″ (16 × 24 cm)
5/3/2018 · Ryan Mountain, Joshua Tree National Park, California · ≈ 8 × 5″ (20 × 13 cm)
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