Hudsonia montana

Nuttall

Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 5. 1818.

Conservation concernEndemic
Synonyms: Hudsonia ericoides subsp. montana (Nuttall) N. H. Nickerson & J. E. Skog
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 6. Treatment on page 399. Mentioned on page 398.

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.