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|synonyms = ''Stylophyllum edule''
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[[File:Dudleyaedulis.jpg|thumb|310px|Flowers of ''Dudleya edulis''.]]
'''''Dudleya edulis''''' is a [[succulent plant]] known by the common name '''fingertips'''. <ref name=calflora>[http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=2851 Calflora: ''Dudleya edulis'']</ref>


==Distribution==
'''''Dudleya edulis''''' is a [[succulent plant]] known by the common name '''fingertips'''. This plant is native to [[Southern California]] and [[Baja California]], where it grows in rocky areas of the coastal and the inland [[Peninsular Ranges]] mountains.
The plant is endemic to [[chaparral]] habitats, and is native to southwestern [[Southern California]] and slightly into northwestern [[Baja California]]. <ref name=calflora/>

It grows in rocky slopes and soil, and on [[rock outcrop]]s and ledges, from sea level to below {{convert|1300|m|ft}} in elevation. <ref name=jepson>[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=23654 Jepson eFlora: ''Dudleya edulis'']</ref> It is native from the coast into the [[Peninsular Ranges]], including the [[Santa Ana Mountains]] and [[Cuyamaca Mountains]], and on [[San Clemente Island]].

It is found in [[coastal sage scrub]] and [[California chaparral and woodlands|chaparral and woodlands]] [[habitat]]s. <ref name=calflora/>


==Description==
==Description==
''Dudleya edulis'', the fingertips, is made up of an array of fleshy, snakelike leaves growing vertically from a [[caudex]] at or just below ground level. The fingerlike leaves are pale green, cylindrical and pointed, growing up to 20 centimeters tall.
''Dudleya edulis'' is made up of an array of fleshy, finger-like leaves growing vertically from a [[caudex]] at or just below ground level. The fingerlike leaves are pale green, cylindrical and pointed, growing up to {{convert|20|cm|in}} tall. <ref name=jepson/>


It also bears a branching [[inflorescence]] with several terminal branches each bearing up to 10 or 11 flowers. The flowers have pointed white petals about a centimeter long.
It bears a branching [[inflorescence]] {{convert|10|-|50|cm|in}} tall, with several terminal branches each bearing up to 10 or 11 flowers. The flowers have pointed white to cream petals about a centimeter long. The bloom period is May to July. <ref name=jepson/>


It is known to naturally hybridize with ''[[Dudleya stolonifera]]'' and ''[[Dudleya blochmaniae]]'' where their ranges overlap. <ref name=jepson/>
;Cultivation
''Dudleya edulis'' is cultivated as an [[ornamental plant]], for [[rock garden]]s and in pots.


==External links==
==Cultivation==
''Dudleya edulis'' is cultivated as an [[ornamental plant]], planted in [[List of California native plants|native plant]] and [[wildlife garden]]s, [[xeriscape|drought tolerant]] [[rock garden]]s, and as specimens in pots. <ref>[http://www.theodorepayne.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Dudleya_edulis Theodore Payne Foundation, California Natives Wiki: ''Dudleya edulis'']</ref><ref>[http://www.laspilitas.com/nature-of-california/plants/254--dudleya-edulis Las Pilitas Nursery Horticulture Database: ''Dudleya edulis (Fingertips, Lady Fingers, San Diego Dudleya)]</ref>
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*[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?3284,3295,3319 Jepson Manual Treatment - ''Dudleya edulis'']
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*[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=DUED USDA Plants Profile for ''Dudleya edulis'' (fingertips)]
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*[http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Dudleya+edulis ''Dudleya edulis'' - UC Photos gallery]


==See also==
*{{C|Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands|Flora of the California chaparral and woodlands}}
*[[List of California native plants]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=2851 Calflora Database: ''Dudleya edulis'' (Fingertips)]
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*[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=23654 Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of ''Dudleya edulis'']
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*[http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Dudleya+edulis UC CalPhotos gallery of ''Dudleya edulis'']
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*[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=DUED USDA Plants Profile for ''Dudleya edulis'' (fingertips)]
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Revision as of 01:44, 9 July 2016

Dudleya edulis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Core eudicots
Order:
Saxifragales
Family:
Crassulaceae
Genus:
Dudleya
Species:
D. edulis
Binomial name
Dudleya edulis
(Nutt.) Moran
Synonyms

Stylophyllum edule

Flowers of Dudleya edulis.

Dudleya edulis is a succulent plant known by the common name fingertips. [1]

Distribution

The plant is endemic to chaparral habitats, and is native to southwestern Southern California and slightly into northwestern Baja California. [1]

It grows in rocky slopes and soil, and on rock outcrops and ledges, from sea level to below 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) in elevation. [2] It is native from the coast into the Peninsular Ranges, including the Santa Ana Mountains and Cuyamaca Mountains, and on San Clemente Island.

It is found in coastal sage scrub and chaparral and woodlands habitats. [1]

Description

Dudleya edulis is made up of an array of fleshy, finger-like leaves growing vertically from a caudex at or just below ground level. The fingerlike leaves are pale green, cylindrical and pointed, growing up to 20 centimetres (7.9 in) tall. [2]

It bears a branching inflorescence 10–50 centimetres (3.9–19.7 in) tall, with several terminal branches each bearing up to 10 or 11 flowers. The flowers have pointed white to cream petals about a centimeter long. The bloom period is May to July. [2]

It is known to naturally hybridize with Dudleya stolonifera and Dudleya blochmaniae where their ranges overlap. [2]

Cultivation

Dudleya edulis is cultivated as an ornamental plant, planted in native plant and wildlife gardens, drought tolerant rock gardens, and as specimens in pots. [3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Calflora: Dudleya edulis
  2. ^ a b c d Jepson eFlora: Dudleya edulis
  3. ^ Theodore Payne Foundation, California Natives Wiki: Dudleya edulis
  4. ^ Las Pilitas Nursery Horticulture Database: Dudleya edulis (Fingertips, Lady Fingers, San Diego Dudleya)
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