Taxon Report

Dudleya parva Rose & Davids.

Conejo dudleya

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  Classification

Scientific Name:
Dudleya parva Rose & Davids.
Common Name:
Conejo dudleya
Family: Crassulaceae
Element Code: PDCRA04016
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:
  • Dudleya abramsii Rose ssp. parva (Rose & Davids.) J. Bartel

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: May-Jun May-Jun
Elevation: 60-450 (195-1475)
General Habitats: Coastal scrub, Valley and foothill grassland
Microhabitat: Clay (sometimes), Gravelly (sometimes), Rocky (sometimes), Volcanic (sometimes)
Microhabitat Details:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 13
Element Occurrence Ranks:
   Excellent (A) 2
   Good (B) 5
   Fair (C) 4
   Poor (D) 0
   None (X) 0
   Unknown (U) 2
California Endemic:  True
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Ventura (VEN)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Newbury Park (3411828), Simi (3411837), Thousand Oaks (3411827)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

Threat List Total: 7
EOs with Threat Listed: Total EOs % of EOs
9 69 %
Development 6 46%
Non-native plant impacts 5 38%
Recreational use (non-ORV) 2 15%
Agriculture 1 7%
ORV activity 1 7%
Foot traffic/trampling 1 7%
Grazing 1 7%

Notes

Known only from the western end of Simi Hills to Conejo Grade. Threatened by horticultural collecting, recreation, vehicles, and urbanization. Potentially threatened by development. Federally-listed as D. abramsii ssp. parva; see this name in The Jepson Manual (1993). See Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 22:5 (1923) for original description, and MadroƱo 30(3):191 (1983) for distributional information.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 1 January 2025].