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Hudsonia tomentosa Nutt.
Beach Heath, Woolly beachheather
Cistaceae (Rock-Rose Family)
USDA Symbol: HUTO
USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.
A low, matted, somewhat woody evergreen with numerous small, sulfur-yellow flowers at the tops of short branches.
Golden Heather (H. ericoides), with greenish foliage and outward spreading leaves, is found in dry pinelands or sands from Newfoundland and Nova Scotia south to Delaware and South Carolina.
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Bloom Information
Bloom Color: YellowBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul
Distribution
USA: CT , DE , IA , IL , IN , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , NC , ND , NH , NJ , NY , OH , RI , VA , VT , WI , WVCanada: NB , NL , NS , ON , PE , SK
Native Distribution: New Brunswick south along the coast to North Carolina; also Great Lakes region to Minnesota.
Native Habitat: Sand dunes and poor soil openings.
USDA Native Status: L48(N), CAN(N)
Growing Conditions
Water Use: LowLight Requirement: Sun
Soil Moisture: Moist
CaCO3 Tolerance: High
Soil Description: Sandy
Benefit
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USDA: Find Hudsonia tomentosa in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Hudsonia tomentosa in the Flora of North America (if available)
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Metadata
Record Modified: 2007-01-01Research By: TWC Staff
