Dudleya abramsii subsp. setchellii

Dudleya abramsii subsp. setchellii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Dudleya
Species:
Subspecies:
D. a. subsp. setchellii
Trinomial name
Dudleya abramsii subsp. setchellii
Synonyms
  • Cotyledon laxa var. setchellii Jeps. (1901)
  • Dudleya setchellii (Jeps.) Britton & Rose (1903)
  • Cotyledon setchellii (Jeps.) Fedde (1904)
  • Echeveria setchellii (Jeps.) Nelson & Macbride (1913)
  • Echeveria laxa var. setchellii (Jeps.) Jepson (1936)
  • Dudleya cymosa ssp. setchellii (Jeps.) Moran (1957)

Dudleya abramsii subsp. setchellii, known by common name as the Santa Clara Valley dudleya or Santa Clara Valley liveforever, is a member of the Dudleya genus of succulent perennials, members of the family Crassulaceae. The Santa Clara Valley dudleya, endemic to the Santa Clara Valley region in the southern San Francisco Bay Area, was listed on 3 February 1995, as an endangered species. It is considered to be a subspecies of Dudleya abramsii, but its taxonomic status is still unclear. Its closest relative is Dudleya cymosa subsp. paniculata, which is a morphologically similar sister taxon.