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Dudleya saxosa (M.E. Jones) Britton & Rose ssp. aloides (Rose) Moran
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| 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 × 6" (13 × 16 cm) 
5/3/2018 · Ryan Mountain, Joshua Tree National Park, California
≈ 7 × 4½" (18 × 11 cm)
5/3/2018 · Ryan Mountain, Joshua Tree National Park, California
≈ 7 × 4½" (18 × 12 cm)
Dudleya alainiae Reiser
Dudleya delicata Rose
Dudleya grandiflora Rose
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
≈ 4 × 5" (11 × 12 cm)
5/3/2018 · Ryan Mountain, Joshua Tree National Park, California
≈ 5 × 4½" (13 × 11 cm)
5/3/2018 · Barker Dam, Joshua Tree National Park, California
≈ 8 × 6" (20 × 16 cm)
5/3/2018 · Ryan Mountain, Joshua Tree National Park, California
≈ 5 × 5" (12 × 12 cm)
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