千壽姬仙女杯 Sea lettuce (Dudleya caespitosa)

Dudleya caespitosa is endemic to California, where it grows along the coastline in the southern half of the state. The leaves are fleshy, pale green, and cone-shaped to oblong, one or two centimeters wide and almost a centimeter thick. The stem is a caudex  c which grows erect up to about 20 centimeters in height before branching into the inflorence. Its color is variable, from green to red and yellow shades. At the top is a tall inflorescence which may hold 10 or 15 flowers on each of several branches. The flowers are bright yellow with pointed petals.