Gates' Liveforever

Dudleya gatesii has a short, stout caudex, with either 1 to 3 rosettes emerging. The leaves are shaped triangular-ovate to oblong, long-attenuate, with green or red colorations on older and weathered leaves. The older leaves are thick and have a leathery texture. Up to 3 red flowering stalks arise from the axils between younger and older leaves. Racemes are secund, and the inflorescence bears a deep red coloration. The calyx is a bright green. The corolla is pure white, the petals occasionally tinged with rose, and weakly keeled.

Morphology. The rosettes measure 10–20 cm (3.9–7.9 in) in diameter, with 25 to over 40 leaves attached to it. The leaves measure 6–15 cm (2.4–5.9 in) long by 1.5–3.5 cm (0.59–1.38 in) wide, and at the base the leaves are 1.2–5 cm (0.47–1.97 in) wide. The red-colored scape is 20–70 cm (7.9–27.6 in) tall. The terminal branches on the inflorescence are spreading, measure 4–14 cm (1.6–5.5 in) long, and have 7 to 17 flowers on them. The flowers are suspended by pedicels 6–12 mm (0.24–0.47 in) long.

The calyx measures 6–7 mm (0.24–0.28 in), with triangular sepals with acute tips. the sepals measuring 4–5 mm (0.16–0.20 in). The petals are shaped narrowly oblong, and measure 10–14 mm (0.39–0.55 in) long by roughly 2 mm (0.079 in) wide. The anthers are red, and the carpels are slender and erect, measuring 6–9.5 mm (0.24–0.37 in). …

Dudleya gatesii is native to the central portion of the Baja California Peninsula, from the vicinity of El Desengaño in Baja California State to the Sierra de San Francisco in Baja California Sur. Dudleya gatesii grows along dry and rocky outcroppings, being easily distinguishable by the white flowers and red stalks.

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Dudleya gatesii (Gates' liveforever) is named after Howard E. Gates, in honor of his exploratory and collection efforts for the Dudleya genus in Baja California.