BLOCHMANIAE ssp. BREVIFOLIA  (Moran) Moran, 1953

Synonyms :

Hasseanthus blochmaniae ssp. brevifolius  Moran (1950) / Dudleya brevifolia  (Moran) Moran (1975) / Hasseanthus brevifolius  (Moran) P.H.Thomson (1993)

Distribution : USA (California: southern South Coast); sandstone terraces, to 250 m, threatened.

Differs from ssp. blochmaniae :

Stems oblong, 15 - 35 x 1 - 6 mm.

Rosettes with 5 - 15 leaves.

Leaves spatulate, 7 - 15 x 2 - 7 mm.

Inflorescence: Bracts triangular-ovate to somewhat orbicular, 2.5 - 10 x 2.5 - 8 (-10) mm.

Cytology : n = 17

Forms intersubgeneric natural hybrids with D. edulis (Moran 1950).