Hudsonia ericoides L.

Pine barren goldenheather (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Cistaceae > Hudsonia

Characteristics

Plants to 30 cm. Leaves weakly spreading; blade acerose to subulate, 2–7 mm, surfaces sericeous, glabrescent. Pedicels mostly 4–10(–16) mm. Flowers: sepal apices acute to acuminate; petals usually yellow, sometimes white; ovaries proximally glabrous or glabrescent, distally hairy. 2n = 20.
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Lvs linear-subulate, 3–6 mm, loosely erect to somewhat spreading, green, sparingly villous; pedicels 5–15 mm; frs cylindric, loosely persistent after maturity; 2n=20. On acid rocks from Me. to Nf., and locally abundant in pine barrens from N.H. to Del.; S.C. May, June.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

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Images

Flower

Hudsonia ericoides flower picture by Brian Bartlett (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Hudsonia ericoides world distribution map, present in Canada, France, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:169269-1
WFO ID wfo-0001295586
COL ID 6MF8M
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 762015
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Hudsonia ericoides f. ericoides Hudsonia ericoides f. leucantha Hudsonia intermedia Hudsonia nuttallii Hudsonia tomentosa var. intermedia Hudsonia ericoides