H20141218-3551—Dudleya candelabrum—RPBG

Dudleya candelabrum—candleholder dudleya. Included in the CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants on list 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere). Restricted to Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa Islands and perhaps other islands within the Channel Islands National Park. The CNPS Inventory says that the species is threatened by feral goats, a threat that is lessening as goats are removed from the islands. Photographed at Regional Parks Botanic Garden located in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, CA

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