Hudsonia montana

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malvales/Cistaceae/Hudsonia

At a glance

Occurrence records39

Data sources5

Biological traits9

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources5 archives

Databases and archives Hudsonia montana's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation1 languages↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility39 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page4 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources9 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF39 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 20

01Narrative

Hudsonia montana is a rare species of flowering plant in the rock-rose family known by the common name mountain goldenheather. It is endemic to North Carolina, where it is present in only two counties. It is a federally listed threatened species of the United States. This is a small shrub forming low bushes up to 30 or 40 centimeters tall. The spreading stems are covered in green, needle-like leaves and the plant blooms in bright yellow flowers in June and July.Hudsonia montana. The Nature Conservancy. The plant is known from Burke and McDowell Counties in North Carolina. There are seven populations.Hudsonia montana. Center for Plant Conservation. This species is sometimes considered a subspecies of Hudsonia ericoides. The Latin specific epithet montana refers to mountains or coming from mountains.Archibald William Smith

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02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Life cycle & reproduction2

Life formsubshrub

Life spanperennial

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment6

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatetemperate

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formshrub

Woodinesswoody

05DNA & barcodingmolecular

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Hudsonia montana has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Hudsonia montana carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.

Chromosomes2n = 20 n = 10

Ploidydiploid inferred

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

n 101×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Morse, L. E. 1985. Chromosome number reports LXXXVIII. Taxon 34: 547–551.

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · family-scale

PloiDB · family-scale — chromEvol; reliability=1.000 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type39 records

Wild obs. + sensor33

Museum / vouchered6

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO144 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km

>10 km 33

33 georeferenced

Open the mapobservation + sensor33

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km

>10 km 1

1 georeferenced · 5 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence6

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions3 of 5 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
South Kensington, GB	2
Oskarshamn, SE	1
Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record	1
Walla Walla, US	1
Institut und Museum fuer Geologie und Palaeontologielocation not on record	1

5 institutions · 6 of 6 vouchered records shown

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