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Dudleya cespitosa

(Haworth) Britton & Rose

Sea Lettuce

G3Vulnerable (G3?) Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.161454
Element CodePDCRA04070
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single state or province
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderRosales
FamilyCrassulaceae
GenusDudleya
Synonyms
Dudleya caespitosa(Haw.) Britt. & Rose
Other Common Names
sealettuce (EN) Sea-lettuce (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
Name spelled 'caespitosa' by Kartesz (1999), but had been spelled 'cespitosa' by him in his 1994 checklist and by FNA (vol. 8, 2009).
Conservation Status
Review Date1997-07-07
Change Date1997-07-07
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Chalk PeakLos Padres National Forest7,472
References (2)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2009. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 8. Magnoliophyta: Paeoniaceae to Ericaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 585 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.