Rare plant named after rock legend Jimi Hendrix

California researchers have named a newly discovered rare plant after Jimi Hendrix.

The plant, found in Baja California, Mexico, has been christened Dudleya hendrixii, or "Hendrix's liveforever."

Liveforevers are a kind of succulent with enormous lifespans.

The newly discovered plant, found in Baja California, has been christened Dudleya hendrixii, or 'Hendrix's liveforever.' (Stephen McCabe/San Diego State University/Associated Press)

This one is a stalky plant less than a foot tall with tiny pinkish-white flowers that dies in summer and re-sprouts in fall.

San Diego State University says a former graduate student, Mark Dodero, discovered the plant — supposedly while listening to Hendrix's song Voodoo Child.

The university says Dodero and Stephen McCabe of the University of California, Santa Cruz, decided to name it for the late rock guitarist.

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Rare plant named after rock legend Jimi Hendrix