Crassulaceae

Chalk dudleya

Dudleya pulverulenta (Nutt.) Britton & Rose

Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Dudleya

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Chalk dudleya (Dudleya pulverulenta) — FlowerPhoto: average_plant_enjoyer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Cantonese: 藍石蓮
Chinese: 雪山仙女杯, 养老, 大雪山, 皮氏拟石莲花, 粉叶草, 老乐, 鲜红莲花掌, 石蓮
English: Chalk dudleya, Chalk lettuce, Chalk liveforever
Spanish: Siempreviva

Synonyms

Cotyledon peacockii (Croucher ex T.Moore & Mast.) Baker
Cotyledon pulverulenta (Nutt.) Baker
Dudleya pulverulenta subsp. pulverulenta
Echeveria argentea hort. ex Lem.
Echeveria peacockii Croucher ex T.Moore & Mast.
Echeveria pulverulenta Nutt.

Flowers

In flower: May to July (from 228 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: average_plant_enjoyer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Charla, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Marisa, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kylie Etter, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: hpaakkonen, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Alex Heyman, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Joe Decruyenaere, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: matt.k.sereno, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Devon Bradley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Henry Broeska, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.