Hudsonia

Hudsonia (goldenheather, poverty grass) is a small genus of three species of flowering plants in the family Cistaceae, native to North America. They are typical of sand dune habitats.

This article is about plants. For the supercontinent, see Columbia (supercontinent).

Hudsonia
Hudsonia tomentosa, Pancake Bay, Ontario
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Cistaceae
Genus: Hudsonia
L.
Species

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They are evergreen subshrubs growing to 20 cm tall.

Species
Scientific name English name
Hudsonia ericoides Pine barren goldenheather[1]
Hudsonia montana (syn. H. ericoides subsp. montana) Mountain goldenheather
Hudsonia tomentosa Woolly beachheather

See also

References
  1. USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database: Hudsonia ericoides L.


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