What is "hudsonia"

Hudsonia \Hudsonia\ n. A genus of small evergreen subshrubs of North America.

Syn: genus Hudsonia.

Hudsonia (goldenheather, poverty grass) is a small genus of three species of flowering plants in the family Cistaceae, native to North America. They are typical of sand dune habitats.

They are evergreen subshrubs growing to 20 cm tall.

Scientific name

English name

Hudsonia ericoides

Pine barren goldenheather

Hudsonia montana (syn. H. ericoides subsp. montana)

Mountain goldenheather

Hudsonia tomentosa

Woolly beachheather