Plant Portrait
Scientific Name: |
Hudsonia tomentosa |
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Common Name: |
Sand Heather |
Native/Alien: |
Native |
Type: |
Shrub |
Size: |
1.5 ft |
Light: |
Full sun |
Soil Moisture: |
Xeric(*) |
Bloom Time: |
May - June |
Bloom Area: |
C |
State Rank: |
S2 - 6-20 Extant Populations - Imperiled in NC because of rarity or because of some factor(s) making it very vulnerable to extirpation from NC (*) |
Global Rank: |
G5 - 1000+ Extant Populations - Demonstrably secure in the world (*) |
State Status: |
SR - Significantly Rare (*) |
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Plant
Tom Harville |
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Another Plant
Tom Harville |
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Close Up
Tom Harville |
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Links: |
USDA PLANTS Database Record |
Notes: |
Grows only in the sand dunes along the coast. |
