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| Hudsonia tomentosa |
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Hudsonia
tomentosa (Cistaceae), is an Illinois-endangered low,
mat-forming perennial of open sands, beaches, and blowouts. There are two
varieties in Illinois—tomentosa, wooly beach heather and
intermedia, sand golden heather. It is found in central and eastern Canada,
adjacent to the northeastern United States, and south along the Atlantic coast.
H. tomentosa occurs along the Mississippi and Green rivers in
northwestern Illinois in the counties of Carroll, Fulton, JoDaviess, Lee, and
Whiteside. |
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Distribution: |
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*Hudsonia
photos and distribution maps courtesy of PLANTS
National Database. |
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Key Findings: |
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Preliminary work suggests that
seeds are dormant, but can be broken by scarification. |
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endangered plants |
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Students
Involved (Eastern Illinois University): |
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Kevin Franken
(1999) |
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Carl Wodrich (2000) |
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