Leaves silver-green or pale green, either glaucous (with a whitish covering) or not, basal leaves ~5-30 cm long and ~1-3 cm wide, attached directly to a short caudex (or woody base) without petioles (small leaf-stems). Peduncles 20-60 cm long and stout, reddish, with lanceolate or triangular small cauline (on the stems) leaves Flowers orange or red, flowering from December to June. Perennial herb.
Dudleya lanceolata (Crassulaceae): live-forever, lanceleaf live-forever
The development of this key was partially funded through the Geoscience Diversity Enhancement Program (Award #0703798) and through a course of re-assigned time provided by the CSULB Scholarly and Creative Activities Committee. Thanks also to the students in sections of biogeography, introductory physical geography, GDEP, and LSAMP for "test-driving" various editions of this key.