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.

Hudsonia montana

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Cistaceae
Genus: Hudsonia
Species:
H. montana
Binomial name
Hudsonia montana

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]

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