Hudsonia

This article is about plants. For the supercontinent, see Columbia (supercontinent). For the region of New York, see Hudson Valley.

Hudsonia (goldenheather, poverty grass) is a small genus of three species of flowering plants in the family Cistaceae, native to North America. They are typical of sand dune habitats.

Hudsonia
Hudsonia tomentosa, Pancake Bay, Ontario
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Cistaceae
Genus:	Hudsonia L.
Species
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They are evergreen subshrubs growing to 20 cm tall.

Species

Scientific name	English name
Hudsonia ericoides	Pine barren goldenheather[1]
Hudsonia montana (syn. H. ericoides subsp. montana)	Mountain goldenheather
Hudsonia tomentosa	Woolly beachheather

See also

• Sand dune stabilization