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
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Lower Taxa
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