ABRAMSII ssp. AFFINIS K.M.Nakai, 1988

Synonyms :

Dudleya affinis  (K.M.Nakai) P.H.Thomson (1993)

Dudleya baldwinensis  P.H.Thomson (1993)

Distribution : USA (California: San Bernardino Mts.); rocks, granite or quartz, 1800 - 2600 m, not frequent.

Differs from ssp. abramsii :

Rosettes 3 - 6 cm in diameter, with 10 - 25 leaves, solitary, rarely branched and cushion-forming.

Leaves oblanceolate to elliptic, acute to acutish, 2 - 4 x 0.7 - 1.5 cm, glaucous.

Inflorescence scape erect, 5 - 11 cm, pale yellow to glaucous, inflorescence with 2 - 3 usually simple branches, scorpioid branches ascending, 2 - 8 cm, with 3 - 8 flowers, lowermost pedicels 2.5 - 8 mm.

Flowers : Petals spreading at 90°, pale yellow, keel always striate with red, tube 1.5 - 2.5 mm.

Flowering time : May to July.

Cytology : n = 17

D. baldwinensis appears to belong here, especially as Nakai cites material from the range of this species (Baldwin Lake) in the protologue of ssp. affinis.