Hudsonia montana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Cistaceae |
Genus: | Hudsonia |
Species: | H. montana
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Binomial name | |
Hudsonia montana |
Hudsonia montana is a rare species of flowering plant in the rock-rose family known by the common name mountain goldenheather. 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 low bushes up to 30 or 40 centimeters tall. The spreading stems are covered in green, needle-like leaves and the plant blooms in bright yellow flowers in June and July.[1]
The plant is known from Burke and McDowell Counties in North Carolina. There are seven populations.[2]
This species is sometimes considered a subspecies of Hudsonia ericoides.[3]
The Latin specific epithet montana refers to mountains or coming from mountains.[4]