Scientific Family
Crassulaceae
Synonyms
Dudleya saxosa ssp. collomiae , Echeveria collomae, Echeveria collomiae
Other common names
rock echeveria
panamint liveforever
Plant type
Forbs and Subshrubs
Origin
Native
Lifecycle
Perennial
Height
Up to 2 feet
Riparian
No
Uncommon plant, known only in central Arizona; bright yellow flowers on erect reddish stem; fleshy, rosette, basal leaves.
Perennial forb; bract-like stem leaves; basal leaves in rosettes, oblong, succulent, pale to bright green, pointed; flowers in loose 1 to 6 branched, elongated clusters, stems 2 to 8 inches long, 5 sepals and petals, petals united, pointed; stamens 10.
Habitat
Found on rocky slopes and among rock crevices, rocky crags, steep cliffs and sharp out-croppings.
Plant Community
Pinyon Juniper Woodlands
Interior Chaparral
Desert Scrub
Low elevation
2500
High elevation
6000
Flower Characteristics
Many-flowered, showy; borne on reddish stems 8 to 24 inches long; flowers spaced at end of curved stem; 5 long, bright yellow petals, red-tinged, with only the tips spreading; 10 stamens.
Flower color
Bright yellow
Flower shape
Bell-shaped
Tubular
Yes
First bloom month
March
Last bloom month
May
Flower clusters
Elongated
Leaf and Stem Characteristics
Reddish stems; fleshy rosette leaves, first glaucous (covered with whitish or bluish waxy coating), later green; smooth; narrow-triangular, widest near base, 2 to 7 inches long, 3/4 to 1 inch wide, up to 1/4 inch thick. Stem leaves alternate, bract-like.
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf color
Green, to reddish
Leaf shape
Narrow
Leaf margin
Smooth
Leaves clasp
No
Leaf hairs
None
Spines
No
Fruit and Seed Characteristics
Follicles (a dry fruit opening at maturity, composed of a single ovary and opening along a single side).
Fruit type
Other
Many-seeded.