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Dudleya nubigena is a rosette-forming succulent perennial from the Cape region of southern Baja California Sur, Mexico. It grows well in bright, dry conditions with fast-draining soil and very little water.
Dudleya nubigena is a species of succulent plants in the family Crassulaceae. It is a rosette forming perennial with flattish leaves. Endemic to southern Baja California Sur, the species is found in the Sierra de la Laguna and the surrounding lowlands, a small southern portion of the Sierra de la Giganta, and on Isla Espíritu Santo, with a subspecies endemic to Cerralvo Island.
The mainland species occurs throughout the Cape region of Baja California Sur both along the coast and in the Sierra de la Laguna and the Sierra de las Cacachilas. It is also found in the far southern end of the Sierra de la Giganta, the Cerro Mechudo, and also on Isla Espíritu Santo. Subspecies cerralvensis is very rare and only known from a few populations in cool canyons on Cerralvo Island.
Abrams' liveforever · San Bernardino Mountains liveforever · Limestone dudleya · Dudleya cymosa subsp. costatifolia · Abrams' liveforever · Vizcaino liveforever · White-flowered liveforever · Todos Santos liveforever · Anthony's Liveforever · Arizona Chalk Dudleya · Tapertip liveforever · Blochman's liveforever
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dudleya nubigena by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
