Latin name: Dudleya cymosa (Lemaire) Britton & Rose
  ssp. marcescens Moran
  Pronunciation: DUD-lee-a sy-MO-sa mar-SES-ens

  Common name: Santa Monica Mountains dudleya
  Family: Crassulaceae (Stonecrop)
  Habitat: Shaded rock slopes around 1000', chaparral,
  Santa Monica Mountains to south Ventura Co.

  Blooming period: May to June
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Dudleya  2) cymosa

  3) marcescens
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