Golden-Heather (Hudsonia)
Golden-Heather Genus Details
Golden heather requires moist, sandy, acidic soil to grow well. It is found in the eastern parts of North America. It is a twiggy, moundlike evergreen shrub with supple, green, scalelike leaves covered with a fine down. Yellow flowers, borne along the length of the twigs, appear in May and June.
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Pine-Barren Golden-Heather (Hudsonia ericoides).
Golden-Heather Allergy Info
Little or no allergenicity has been reported.
Golden-Heather Pollen Description
Pollen grains are prolate; the amb triangular with convex sides and 3-colporate. The colpi are long and narrow with thickened margins and a faintly demarked ora. The sexine is finely reticulate with small lumina.
The grains are 34-42 x 23-24 micrometers.
Species in This Genus
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Mild Allergen |
Moderate Allergen |
Severe Allergen |
Allergy Test Available
Golden-Heather (Hudsonia) is a genus of the CISTACEAE family.
This genus includes the following allergenic species:
This genus includes the following allergenic species:
