Hudsonia
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Hudsonia is a small genus of three species of flowering plant
s in the family Cistaceae
, native to North America
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They are evergreen
subshrub
s growing to 20 cm tall.
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the family Cistaceae
Cistaceae
The Cistaceae is a small family of plants known for its beautiful shrubs, which are profusely covered by flowers at the time of blossom...
, native to North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
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They are evergreen
Evergreen
In botany, an evergreen plant is a plant that has leaves in all seasons. This contrasts with deciduous plants, which completely lose their foliage during the winter or dry season.There are many different kinds of evergreen plants, both trees and shrubs...
subshrub
Subshrub
A subshrub or dwarf shrub is a short woody plant. Prostrate shrub is a similar term.It is distinguished from a shrub by its ground-hugging stems and lower height, with overwintering perennial woody growth typically less than 10–20 cm tall, or by being only weakly woody and/or persisting...
s growing to 20 cm tall.
| Scientific name | English name |
|---|---|
| Hudsonia ericoides | |
| Hudsonia montana Hudsonia montana Hudsonia montana is a rare species of flowering plant in the rock-rose family known by the common name mountain golden heather. It is endemic to North Carolina, where it is present in only two counties. It is a federally listed threatened species of the United States.This is a small shrub forming... (syn. H. ericoides subsp. montana) |
Golden Mountain Heather |
| Hudsonia tomentosa | Beach-heath |