Nearctica - Eastern Wildflowers - Cistaceae - False Heather (Hudsonia tomentosa)

False Heather

(Hudsonia tomentosa)

Color photograph: Homer D. House. 1918. Wildflowers of New York.

Color Photograph: Copyright Nearctica.com, Inc.

Line Drawing: Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada, Second Edition.

Hudsonia ericoides

The scale-like leaves of Golden Heather spread outward and are not appressed to the stem. The flowers occur along the stem, not just at the apex. The foliage of False Heather has a smoky appearance not present in Golden Heather.

False Heather (Hudsonia tomentosa)

Identification: Flowers yellow with 5 pointed petals, arising primarily from the tops of the stems. Leaves green covered with a whitish down, very small, closely appressed to the stem. Plant occurs in bushlike clumps. Plant 4 to 8 inches in height.

Distribution: Southeastern Canada southward along the coast to North Carolina. Also occurs along the Great Lakes.

Habitat: False Heather is found along beaches and sand dunes.

Flowering period: May to July.

False Heather (Hudsonia tomentosa)

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Golden Heather (Hudsonia ericoides)

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