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South Coast C&SS monthly Zoom meeting November 2020
2020-11-08 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm PST
Cactus of the Month: Crested and Monstrose
Succulent of the Month: Crested and Monstrose
PRESENTER FOR NOVEMBER IS: Stephen McCabe “Cliff hangers and Flatlanders: Dudleya on the Edge”
Stephen McCabe has been studying and growing Dudleya for over 30 years and has been growing other succulents since he was a child. He is the Emeritus Director of Research for the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum and is currently a researcher at the UC Santa Cruz Environmental Studies Department and a private consultant. His interests are in the classification, evolution, ecology, and conservation of Dudleya and other plants. His hobbies include rock climbing and hybridizing similar species to each other within the following genera: Dudleya, Gasteria, and California monkey flowers.
These succulent beauties grow on the West coast from Oregon to the tip of Baja California in a wide range of habitats and microclimates. They face challenges hanging on to cliffs, being trampled on mesas, and lasting through the summer dry season. Development, fires, poaching, and climate change present additional threats. Like many succulents, they grow in somewhat extreme places. There will be a little emphasis on some of the local species and issues in the Santa Monica Mountains and nearby.