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Cedros Island (Isla de Cedros, "island of cedars" in Spanish) is an island in the Pacific Ocean belonging to the state of Baja California, Mexico.The dry and rocky island had a population of 1,350 in 2005 and has an area of 348 square kilometres (134 sq mi) which includes the area of several small nearby islands.
Dudleya pachyphytum is an insular succulent plant known by the common name Cedros Island liveforever. It is a member of the genus Dudleya , in the family Crassulaceae . Characterized by thick, blunt leaves covered in a white, powdery wax and adorned by white flowers in bloom, it is regarded as one of the most attractive and charismatic members ...
Cedros Island (Isla de Cedros) — off the coast in the Municipality of Ensenada, state of Baja California, México. The largest Mexican island in the Pacific Ocean, located in Sebastián Vizcaíno Bay .
Dudleya cochimiana is a rosette-forming succulent with broad green leaves and white to pink flowers.It is endemic to Cedros Island, where it grows sympatric with 4 other species in the genus: Dudleya acuminata, Dudleya albiflora, Dudleya delgadilloi, and Dudleya pachyphytum.
The Pacific Coast islands of the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico:. Alijos Rocks; Cedros Island; Coronado Islands; Espiritu Santo Island; Guadalupe Island; Natividad Island; San Benito Islands
The Cedros Island mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus cerrosensis) is a subspecies of mule deer [2] found only on Cedros Island off the coast of Baja California. Only about 50 individuals remain, with no captive population. Its behavior is similar to that of other subspecies of mule deer. The subspecies is threatened by feral dogs and poaching. [1] [3]
The Cedros Island liveforever (Dudleya pachyphytum) is a rare and extremely specialized Dudleya endemic to Cedros Island. In 2016, Korean nationals began moving to Bahia Tortugas, a locality in Baja California Sur, to facilitate the poaching and shipping of the plants. [38]
The type specimen was collected on Cedros Island in 1894 [2] and described as Echinocactus chrysacanthus in 1899 by Charles Russell Orcutt, it was later placed in the genus Ferocactus by Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose in 1922. The specific epithet "chrysacanthus" means 'golden-yellow-spined'.