Dudleya brittonii
| Dudleya brittonii | |
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| Dudleya brittonii at the Wave Hill public garden, Bronx, New York | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Crassulaceae |
| Genus: | Dudleya |
| Species: | D. brittonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Dudleya brittonii | |
Dudleya brittonii (DUD-lee-yuh brit-TON-ee-eye), with common names Britton's dudleya and Giant Chalk Dudleya, is a succulent plant in the Crassulaceae family. It is native to Baja California, Mexico.
Description
The leaves of Dudleya brittonii grow in a basal rosette and are covered with a dusty, chalky, mealy white epicuticular “wax”. The wax in its mealy state on the leaves is attracted to water and coats drops on the leaves and prevents their evaporation. The wax has the highest measured ultraviolet reflectivity of any plant.[1]
Dudleya brittonii is similar in appearance to Dudleya pulverulenta, native to California.
Cultivation
Dudleya brittonii is cultivated as an ornamental plant for use in well drained rock gardens and as a potted succulent. [2]
See also
References
- ↑ Spectral Properties of Heavily Glaucous and Non-Glaucous Leaves of a Succulent Rosette-Plant, Thomas W. Mulroy, Oecologia, 1979,
- ↑ San Marcos Growers
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