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FamilyCISTACEAE
Genus speciesHudsonia ericoides L. 
BibliographyMant. Pl. 1: 74 (1767)
Native Rangee. Canada to e. USA
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatsandy grassland
Altitude0-300m
Descriptionleaves 6-12mm long, subulate, weakly villose, flowers ca. 8mm across, thinly pedicellate, in small terminal cluster
Size10-15cm
Colorbright yellow
Bloomsummer
Ca-
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsHudsonia ericoides ssp. andersonii N.H.Nick. & J.T.Skog
Hudsonia ericoides ssp. intermedia (M.Peck) N.H.Nick. & J.T.Skog
Hudsonia ericoides f. leucantha Fernald
Hudsonia intermedia (Peck) Erskine
Hudsonia nuttallii Sweet
Hudsonia tomentosa var. intermedia Peck
Territory7 Northern America
     72 Eastern Canada (NFL Newfoundland, NSC Nova Scotia, PEI Prince Edward I., QUE Québec)
     75 Northeastern U.S.A. (CNT Connecticut, MAI Maine, MAS Masachusettes, NWH New Hampshire, NWJ New Jersey, NWY New York, RHO Rhode I., VER Vermont)
     78 Southeastern U.S.A. (DEL Delaware, MRY Maryland, SCA South Carolina, VRG Virginia)
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