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Dudleya cymosa ssp. pumila is a succulent native and endemic to California, meaning it cannot be found growing naturally anywhere else in the world. This plant is most often found on north-facing canyon walls and roadcuts throughout the transverse ranges (a series of mountains that run east-west through CA instead of the usual north-south.) Dudleya in general have special adaptations which allow them to survive challenging environments, in this case growing in the wet but coldest part of the year and surviving a long, very hot, and very dry summer. Even in this subspecies there are many included forms, with varying traits such as flower color, leaf farina, altitude, etc., which goes in hand with Dudleya being a genus of complicated and still-developing taxonomy with quite a lot of undescribed species. Molecular phylogeny is making this possible by sampling genetic material to determine evolutionary relationships. This process is further complicated by the fact that Dudleya is a highly poached genus and many populations of unique plants are threatened by sprawling human development and introduced herbivores before they even have a chance to be recognized. Dudleya is one of my favorite genera of plants, so expect to see more of them in my posts in the future!

2.9.21 - angeles national forest

Miner's Lettuce

#BIOME Reposted/#regrann from @nevada_county_native_plants From what I can tell this pic of this map will hopefully be legible for those who are interested. I’ll share more of these if there’s interest. Having even casual conception of the states flora, geology, and geologic history, overlayed on a shade relief map, the patterns really make sense. Map theme is vegetation Generalized vegetation cover. Some ecoregions are defined even by this map, minus the Modoc, and Klamath North Coast. #arcgis #vegetation #californianativeplants #cnps #californianativeplantsociety #california #plantbiology #botany #botanyisbitchin https://www.instagram.com/p/CBQm4TlAXp_/?igshid=1fx56cfkqek1a

Late to posting but here's day 3 and 4! Day 3 is Bait, and it's a long leaved sundew! They smell super good to bugs but when they fly too close, they get stuck on the dew and the plant eats it! Day 4 is Freeze, so I drew a Frosted Indian Paintbrush! . . . . . . . #inktober2019 #inktoberday3 #inktoberday4 #cnps #californianative #native #botany #illustration #botanicalillustration #inktober #pen #penandink https://www.instagram.com/p/B3YQo-zABtS/?igshid=171zr3wut5ep

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Sphaeralcea ambigua for today's #100DaysOfWatercolorBotanicals Day 8/100 We saw tons of these along Historic Route 66/40 yesterday. It's also called an apricot mallow. I'm in LOVE with mallows and will definitely be adding some specimens to my plant family ASAP. . . . . . #100DaysOfsQuinksArt #100daysofwatercolor #nativeplants #california #arizona #cnps #mallow #Sphaeralceaambigua #wildflowers #desertbloom #deserflower #desert #americansouthwest #southwest #flower #floral #orange #watercolor #watercolour #canson #escoda #kuretake #winsorandnewton #painting #artist #botanical