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.
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| Hudsonia tomentosa, Pancake Bay, Ontario | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Cistaceae |
| Genus: | Hudsonia L. |
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They are evergreen subshrubs growing to 20 cm tall.
| Scientific name | English name |
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| Hudsonia ericoides | Pine barren goldenheather[1] |
| Hudsonia montana (syn. H. ericoides subsp. montana) | Mountain goldenheather |
| Hudsonia tomentosa | Woolly beachheather |
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