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Dudleya virens, the green liveforever or bright green dudleya, is an uncommon species of perennial, succulent plant in the family Crassulaceae, native to several coastal southern California and Baja California locations.
Distribution
The succulent is found growing in the Palos Verdes Hills on the Palos Verdes Peninsula coast in Los Angeles County; on several of the Channel Islands in California; and on Guadalupe Island off the northwestern Baja California Peninsula, Mexico.
Description
Dudleya virens leaves are fleshy and strap-shaped, 8–20 cm long and 1.5–3 cm broad, tapering from the base (or from near middle) and are mostly green. They are arranged in a rosette.
The flowers are white, with five petals 7–10 mm long. They are produced in April, May, and June. Hummingbirds visit the flowers for their nectar.
Subspecies
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| colspan="5" style="border-bottom: 3px solid black;" |<big>Species Dudleya virens</big> (Rose) Moran
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| colspan="5" |D. v. subsp. extima
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|subsp. extima
|Moran
|Guadalupe green liveforever
| colspan="2" |Endemic to Guadalupe Island
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| colspan="5" style="border-bottom: 3px solid grey;" |Caudex 1 to 2.5 cm thick, either branching into clumps of up to 15 rosettes or elongating up to 30 cm. Rosettes are 5 to 15 cm wide, containing 15 to 55 crowded leaves. Leaves are bright green or glaucous. Leaf shape is linear to oblong-oblanceolate, 4 to 7 or rarely up to 17 cm long, 6 to 10 mm wide above when linear but up to 15 mm wide above when oblanceolate, 8 to 15 mm wide at the base and 2 to 4 mm thick. Peduncle 5 to 20 cm tall, 2 to 5 mm thick, inflorescence 2 to 7 cm wide, composed of 2 to 4 ascending branches. Flowers are white with petals 7 to 10 mm long. Chromosomes n = 17, 34.</small>
<small>(Rose) Fedde</small>
<small>(Rose) Berger</small>
<small>(Rose) Moran</small>
|Catalina Island liveforever
|Endemic to Santa Catalina Island.
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| colspan="5" style="border-bottom: 3px solid grey;" |Caudex 1 to 3 cm thick, branching into clumps 1 m wide. Rosettes are 4 to 8 cm wide, containing 15 to 30 erect leaves. Leaves are generally glaucous, but rarely can be green. Leaf shape is linear-oblong to linear-lanceolate and 5 to 10 cm long, 2 to 4 mm thick. Peduncle 10 to 30 cm tall, inflorescence branching into 2 to 4 close set or once bifurcate branches. Flowers are white with petals 8 to 10 mm long. Chromosomes n = 34.</small>
<small>(Rose) Berger</small></small>
<small>(Rose) P. H. Thomson</small>
| Island green dudleya
|Occurs in the Palos Verdes Hills, Santa Catalina and San Nicolas islands.
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| colspan="5" style="border-bottom: 3px solid grey;" |Caudex 2 to 6 cm thick, up to 1 m long, branching into clumps 2 m wide. Rosettes are 10 to 25 cm wide, containing 20 to 50 spreading to erect leaves. Leaves sometimes glaucous, sometimes green. Leaf shape is triangular-lanceolate, 6 to 25 cm long and 10 to 32 mm wide above, 2 to 4 cm wide at the base, with an obtuse tip. Peduncle 6 to 70 cm tall, 5 to 15 mm thick. Flowers are white with red to orange keels, petals 8 to 10 mm long. Chromosomes n = 17.
<small>Rose in Britton & Rose</small> The overall evolutionary history of Dudleya virens has been difficult to pin down which has contributed to the confusion surrounding the clarification of the subspecies. This has led to some researchers suggesting that the white leafed sub species of should be separated into its own species that is distinct from the green colored subspecies, although this theory is not backed with any DNA results. It is used in containers, drought tolerant landscapes, and habitat gardens. It prefers well-draining soil, and grows best in full sun or light shade.
Endangerment and Conservation
Poaching and predation
Dudleya virens has been specifically affected by the surge in Dudleya poaching to be sold in a similar way to Dudleya farinosa which was covered in the 2021 documentary "Plant Heist". Where Dudleya virens plants are illegally harvested and shipped to regions of Asia to be sold for profit as medicine or as a pot plant. These animals over consume the plants.
Conservation
Through consorted conservation efforts, Dudleya virens has been able to make a considerable ecological come back from its previously concerning status.