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Dudleya pulverulenta

Chalk Lettuce

a perennial member of the Dudleya genus in the family Crassulaceae.

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Taxonomy and growth

Genus
Dudleya
Life cycle
perennial
Flower type
hermaphrodite

Uses

Edible uses

Leaves - raw[7][8][6]. There are no edible uses listed for Dudleya pulverulenta.

Environment

Range
South-western N. America - California to Arizona.
Habitat
Found in coastal sage scrub and chaparral plant communites from sea level to elevations of 1500 metres[3].
Light
full sun
Shade tolerance
light shade
Water
moderate
Hardiness
Zone 8+
Soil textures
sandy, loamy, clay
Soil pH
acid, neutral, alkaline
Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
No
Drought
intolerant

Propagation

This section contains historical Plants For A Future notes marked noncommercial.

Seed -

Cultivation

This section contains historical Plants For A Future notes marked noncommercial.

257204 This species is not very hardy in Britain and requires protection from frosts[2]. This contradicts slightly with the plants hardiness rating in the same book of 8, which suggests it should tolerate temperatures down to about -5°c[200, K].

References

  1. Yanovsky. E. Food Plants of the N. American Indians. Publication no. 237. U.S. Depf of Agriculture.

  2. Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press 1992-00-00 ISBN 0-333-47494-5

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  3. Flora of California www.calflora.org

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  4. Uphof. J. C. Th. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim 1959-00-00

  5. Usher. G. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable 1974-00-00 ISBN 0094579202

  6. Yanovsky. E. Food Plants of the N. American Indians. Publication no. 237. U.S. Depf of Agriculture. ()

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  7. Uphof. J. C. Th. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim (1959-00-00)

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  8. Usher. G. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable ISBN 0094579202 (1974-00-00)

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