CSUCI > Native Plants - Dudleya blochmaniae

Dudleya blochmaniae

Common Name: Blochman's Live-forever

General: A rare species, with three subspecies.

CSUCI: This tiny succulent is one of the treasures of the wild areas of CSUCI. The subspecies found at CSUCI is probably D. blochmaniae blochmaniae, still rare, but the most wide-spread of the three subspecies. In the proper habitat around CSUCI, it is thriving, in fact, can be locally abundant. The tiny white flowers of one patch from a distance appear like a thin dusting of snow (in June!). This plant grows from rocky soils, and from any crack or pit in a rock face that is large enough to catch a little soil. It is often associated with pads of moss or patches of Selaginella growing from rock faces.

Tiny plants appear shortly after the first rain in October or November. Flowering is relatively late, May-June.

While not officially protected by state or federal statute, this species is rare and special. Care must be taken to avoid damaging it habitat. Fortunately, most of this habitat occurs in relatively inaccessible, or at least seldom trod, areas on the hillsides.



	Dudleya blochmaniae Common Name: Blochman's Live-forever General: A rare species, with three subspecies. CSUCI: This tiny succulent is one of the treasures of the wild areas of CSUCI. The subspecies found at CSUCI is probably D. blochmaniae blochmaniae, still rare, but the most wide-spread of the three subspecies. In the proper habitat around CSUCI, it is thriving, in fact, can be locally abundant. The tiny white flowers of one patch from a distance appear like a thin dusting of snow (in June!). This plant grows from rocky soils, and from any crack or pit in a rock face that is large enough to catch a little soil. It is often associated with pads of moss or patches of Selaginella growing from rock faces. Tiny plants appear shortly after the first rain in October or November. Flowering is relatively late, May-June. While not officially protected by state or federal statute, this species is rare and special. Care must be taken to avoid damaging it habitat. Fortunately, most of this habitat occurs in relatively inaccessible, or at least seldom trod, areas on the hillsides.