Hudsonia ericoides L.
Pine barren goldenheather, pine-barren false heather, false heather, beach heather
Pine barren goldenheather is native to eastern North America. It is also called pine-barren false heather, because it resembles real heather.
Plants: Though rarely more than 6″ (15 cm) inches high, this is technically a shrub, a woody perennial. It forms multiply branched mats up to 3′ (1 m) across.
Leaves: Gray-green, awl-shaped, 1/16–¼″ (2–7 mm) long. Leaves overlap, but do not lie against the stem.
Flowers: Creates masses of yellow flowers ¼″ (8.5 mm) across on upper parts of branches. Each flower has five petals and three sepals. They appear from late May to July.
Fruits: Cylindrical capsules 1/16–¼ ⨉ 1/32″ (2–7 ⨉ 0.5 mm). Each capsule contains one or two seeds ~1/32″ (0.6–0.7 mm) long. Capsules appear from late June to August.
Habitats: Dry, sandy, open, disturbed habitats, including cliffs, balds, grassland, and pine barrens.
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Online References:
Hudsonia ericoides L. ssp. andersonii Nickerson & Skog
6/15/2025 · Morse Mountain Preserve, Phippsburg, Maine · ≈ 6 × 6″ (15 × 14 cm) 
6/15/2025 · Morse Mountain Preserve, Phippsburg, Maine · ≈ 2½ × 2′ (86 × 57 cm) 
6/15/2025 · Morse Mountain Preserve, Phippsburg, Maine · ≈ 3 × 2′ (96 × 64 cm) 
6/26/2024 · Morse Mountain, Phippsburg, Maine · ≈ 5 × 8″ (13 × 20 cm) 
6/26/2024 · Morse Mountain, Phippsburg, Maine · ≈ 5 × 8″ (13 × 20 cm) 
5/5/2023 · Morse Mountain, Phippsburg, Maine 
6/15/2025 · Morse Mountain Preserve, Phippsburg, Maine · ≈ 3½ × 4½″ (8.9 × 11 cm) 
6/15/2025 · Morse Mountain Preserve, Phippsburg, Maine · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 12 cm) 
6/15/2025 · Morse Mountain Preserve, Phippsburg, Maine 
6/26/2024 · Morse Mountain, Phippsburg, Maine · ≈ 8 × 5″ (20 × 13 cm) 
6/15/2025 · Morse Mountain Preserve, Phippsburg, Maine · ≈ 8 × 5″ (20 × 13 cm) 
6/26/2024 · Morse Mountain, Phippsburg, Maine · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (18 × 12 cm) 
5/5/2023 · Morse Mountain, Phippsburg, Maine 
6/26/2024 · Morse Mountain, Phippsburg, Maine · ≈ 8 × 5″ (20 × 13 cm) 
8/24/2023 · Morse Mountain, Phippsburg, Maine · ≈ 4 × 6″ (11 × 16 cm) 
6/26/2024 · Morse Mountain, Phippsburg, Maine · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (18 × 12 cm) 
8/24/2023 · Morse Mountain, Phippsburg, Maine · ≈ 10 × 6″ (24 × 16 cm) 
8/24/2023 · Morse Mountain, Phippsburg, Maine · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (18 × 12 cm) 
6/15/2025 · Morse Mountain Preserve, Phippsburg, Maine · ≈ 8 × 5″ (20 × 13 cm) 
6/26/2024 · Morse Mountain, Phippsburg, Maine · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (18 × 12 cm) 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Rosidae | Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more |
| Order | Malvales | Includes cacao, balsa, lime, linden, basswood, daphnes, hibiscus, hollyhocks, okra, baobab, cotton, kapok, and many others |
| Family | Cistaceae | Rock-rose family |
| Genus | Hudsonia | A low heathlike North American herbs (family Cistaceae) with hoary or villous foliage and usually bright yellow flowers |
| Species | ericoides | Resembling Erica or heath |
Hudsonia ericoides description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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