OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.

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camera icon Common Name: Woolly Beach-heather

Weakley's Flora: (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): Hudsonia tomentosa 129-01-001   FAMILY: Cistaceae

 

Habitat: Dunes, sand flats, blowouts (in DE, NC, VA), high elevation quartzitic sandstone outcrops (in WV)

Rare

Native to North Carolina

 


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camera icon Common Name: Mountain Golden-heather

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hudsonia montana   FAMILY: Cistaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hudsonia montana   FAMILY: Cistaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hudsonia montana 129-01-002   FAMILY: Cistaceae

 

Habitat: Shallow sandy soils on ledges of quartzite or other felsic rocks in the Blue Ridge Escarpment, at various sites along the eastern side of Linville Gorge, Burke County, NC, and disjunct farther south in McDowell County, NC (Singecat Ridge)

Rare

Native to North Carolina

 


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camera icon Common Name: Northern Golden-heather

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hudsonia ericoides   FAMILY: Cistaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hudsonia ericoides   FAMILY: Cistaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hudsonia ericoides 129-01-003   FAMILY: Cistaceae

 

Habitat: Sandy flats in longleaf pine sandhills (SC) or Coastal Plain pitch pine barrens (DE, NJ, NY)

Rare

Native to South Carolina

 


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"Without doubt, the Goldenrods are the most difficult genus in which to identify species...." — Richard M. Smith, Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains