NameThatPlant.net: Hudsonia tomentosa

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Malvales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hudsonia tomentosa FAMILY Cistaceae Go to FSUS key

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Read more about Woolly Beach-heather at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hudsonia tomentosa var. tomentosa FAMILY Cistaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 129-01-001:

Hudsonia tomentosa FAMILY Cistaceae

COMMON NAME:
Woolly Beach-heather

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hudsonia tomentosa FAMILY Cistaceae

INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hudsonia tomentosa var. tomentosa FAMILY Cistaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 129-01-001:
Hudsonia tomentosa FAMILY Cistaceae

3073

Shrub; Subshrub
Perennial

Habitat: dunes, sand flats, blowouts (in DE, NC, VA), high elevation quartzitic sandstone outcrops (in WV), per Weakley's Flora

Native to North Carolina

Rare

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple - scale-like
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellow
5 persistent sepals
5 petals
Superior ovary

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

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