Stats

Lifespan: Perennial
Size: Small
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Mediterranean shrubland
Range: North America
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Toxins
Status: Uncommon

About

Canyon Liveforever is a cliff-dwelling succulent native to California's coastal ranges, forming rosettes of pale, waxy leaves that grip sheer rock faces and canyon walls. It blooms in spring with vivid red-orange tubular flowers that are a key nectar source for Allen's hummingbirds on their coastal migration.

Life cycle

1.
seed
A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2.
sprout
A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3.
sapling
A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4.
mature
Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Dudleya
Species: Dudleya cymosa