Hudsonia ericoides
Syst. Nat. ed. 12, 2: 327. 1767.
Mant. Pl. 1: 74. 1767.
Endemic
Synonyms: Hudsonia ericoides subsp. andersonii N. H. Nickerson & J. E. Skog H. ericoides subsp. intermedia (Peck) N. H. Nickerson & J. E. Skog H. tomentosa var. intermedia Peck
Plants to 30 cm. Leaves weakly spreading; blade acerose to subulate, 2–7 mm, surfaces sericeous, glabrescent. Pedicels mostly 4–10(–16) mm. Flowers: sepal apices acute to acuminate; petals usually yellow, sometimes white; ovaries proximally glabrous or glabrescent, distally hairy. 2n = 20.
Phenology: Flowering May–Jun(–Jul).
Habitat: Open, sandy sites, beaches, pine and pine-oak woods, granite outcrops
Elevation: 0–300 m
Distribution
St. Pierre and Miquelon, Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.S., P.E.I., Que., Conn., Del., Maine, Md., Mass., N.H., N.J., N.Y., R.I., S.C., Vt., Va.
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.