Taxon Details

Dudleya virens ssp. virens

bright green dudleya

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Taxon Summary:

Dudleya virens ssp. virens, commonly known as bright green dudleya, is a perennial herb in the Crassulaceae that is found only in California. It occurs within Chaparral, Coastal bluff scrub, and Coastal scrub, growing at elevations from 5 to 400 meters. Dudleya virens ssp. virens is ranked 1B.2, Plants Rare, Threatened or Endangered in California and Elsewhere; Moderately threatened in California.

Classification

Scientific Name: Dudleya virens (Rose) Moran ssp. virens
Common Name: bright green dudleya
Family:	Crassulaceae
Element Code:	PDCRA040S3
USDA Plants Symbol:	DUVIV
Synonyms/Other Names: Dudleya virens (Rose) Moran
Name Status:	JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3?T2
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:	SB_CRES
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2025-10-29

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: Apr-Jul

Elevation:
5 - 400 meters
15 - 1310 feet

General Habitats:

Coastal bluff scrub
Chaparral
Coastal scrub

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Rocky

Notes

Notes: Threatened by development. See Bulletin of the New York Botanical Garden 3:34 (1903) for original description, Desert Plant Life 14:190-193 (1943) for revised nomenclature and Haseltonia 3:1-9 (1995) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					50
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	50

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	24
Recent <=20 Years	26

Presence:
Presumed Extant	50
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Los Angeles (LAX)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
San Clemente Island Central (3211874), San Clemente Island North (3211885), San Clemente Island South (3211873)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

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