Hudsonia montana
Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 5. 1818.
Conservation concernEndemic
Synonyms: Hudsonia ericoides subsp. montana (Nuttall) N. H. Nickerson & J. E. Skog
Plants to 20 cm. Leaves ± spreading; blade acerose to subulate, 5–6 mm, surfaces sparsely sericeous, glabrescent. Pedicels 4–7 mm. Flowers: sepal apices acuminate to attenuate; petals yellow; ovaries hairy ± throughout. 2n = 20.
Phenology: Flowering Jun–Jul.
Habitat: Openings among shrubs, barrens, rocks at cliff edges
Elevation: 900–1200 m
Discussion
Of conservation concern.
Hudsonia montana is known only from the vicinity of Table Mountain in western North Carolina.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
"dm" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
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connate +
1-veined +
3;45 +
absent +
3-valved +
N.C. +
distinct +
chasmogamous +
capsular +
loculicidal +
simple +
not stellate +
sessile +
alternate +
spreading +
revolute +
parietal +
superior +
hairy +
orthotropous +
absent +
yellow +
caducous +
distinct +
absent +
Gen. N. Amer. Pl. +
1818 +
3;6 +
persistent +
falling +
8;30 +
3-toothed +
caducous +
absent +
Hudsonia montana +
Hudsonia +
species +
evergreen +
wider than high +