Hudsonia Linnaeus. Common name: Sand-heather, Golden-heather, Beach-heather.
A genus of 3 species, dwarf shrubs, of ne. North America. A preliminary molecular study suggested that H. tomentosa might warrant generic status separate from H. ericoides and H. montana (Guzman & Vargas 2009); a more detailed study shows Hudsonia as here circumscribed as monophyletic and sister to Crocanthemum (Biver et al. 2016).
References: Arrington & Kubitzki (2003) In Kubitzki & Bayer (2003); Biver et al. (2016); Guzman & Vargas (2009); Haines (2024d); Morse (1979); Skog & Nickerson (1972); Strother (2015d) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2015). Show full citations.
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© Keith Bradley | Hudsonia ericoides
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