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Hudsonia tomentosa

Habitat: Great Lakes and northern east coast shorelines

Form: Small low shrub

Flower: Yellow flower

Family: Cistaceae

Foliage: Small scale or needle-like leaves

Notes and uses: This perennial plant is found in the Great Lakes growing on exposed sand on beaches or dunes.

This is an image of the plant in winter, growing on the Sleeping Bear Dunes

 


False heather
Hudsonia tomentosa


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