Dudleya crassifolia is described as new. It belongs to a complex of taxa within subgenus Hasseanthus that have a white (occasionally pale yellow) corolla with a conspicuous, “musky-sweet” odor. It differs from related species of this complex in having a thicker petiole, a leaf blade that is only slightly wider than the petiole, and conspicuous dried leaf bases persisting on the caudex. This species is very rare, currently known only from a single population of scattered individuals (total area of coverage less than one hectare), on sandstone bluffs at Colonet Mesa of north coastal Baja California, Mexico.
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1 October 2012
Dudleya Crassifolia (Crassulaceae), a New Species from Northern Baja California, Mexico
Mark W. Dodero,
Michael G. Simpson
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Madroño
Vol. 59 • No. 4
October 2012
Vol. 59 • No. 4
October 2012
Baja California
Crassulaceae
Dudleya
Dudleya crassifolia
Hasseanthus
maritime chaparral
Mexico