CYMOSA ssp. PUMILA (Rose) K.M.Nakai, 1988
Synonyms :
Dudleya pumila Rose (1903) / Cotyledon pumila (Rose) Fedde (1904)
Dudleya bernardiana Britton (1903) / Cotyledon bernardiana (Britton) Fedde (1904) / Echeveria bernardiana (Britton) A.Berger (1930)
Dudleya goldmanii Rose (1903) / Echeveria goldmanii (Rose) A.Berger (1930)
Cotyledon roseana Fedde (1904)
Echeveria parva A.Berger (1930)
Distribution : USA (Califomia: Outer South Coast Ranges, Transverse Ranges); rocky cliffs, slopes, 50 - 2600 m.
Differs from ssp. cymosa :
Stems 1 - 2 (-3) cm in diameter.
Rosettes 4.5 - 6.5 cm in diameter, usually with 10 - 25 leaves.
Leaves 1.5 - 5.5 (-10) x 1- 3 (-6) cm.
Inflorescence : Scape 5 - 15 (-25) cm, inflorescence compact, scorpioid branches 1 - 3 cm, with 3 - 6 flowers, pedicels 9 - 11 mm.
Flowers : Petals bright yellow to red, 2.5 - 4 mm wide.
Cytology : n = 17
The type of D. cymosa ssp. minor belongs to D. lanceolata, and the plants so far erroneously identified as D. cymosa ssp. minor are now named as ssp. pumila, as they fit the type of D. pumila well (Nakai 1988a).