Dudleya edulis
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Stylophyllum edule |
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 inland mountains. 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. 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.
