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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.
Your search found 13 taxa in the family Cistaceae, Rockrose family, as understood by Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Common Name:
Woolly Beach-heather
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hudsonia tomentosa FAMILY: Cistaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Hudsonia tomentosa var. tomentosa FAMILY: Cistaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hudsonia tomentosa 129-01-001 FAMILY: Cistaceae
Habitat: Dunes, sand flats, blowouts (in DE, NC, VA), high elevation quartzitic sandstone outcrops (in WV)
Rare
Native to North Carolina
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Common Name:
Mountain Golden-heather
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hudsonia montana FAMILY: Cistaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hudsonia montana FAMILY: Cistaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hudsonia montana 129-01-002 FAMILY: Cistaceae
Habitat: Shallow sandy soils on ledges of quartzite or other felsic rocks in the Blue Ridge Escarpment, at various sites along the eastern side of Linville Gorge, Burke County, NC, and disjunct farther south in McDowell County, NC (Singecat Ridge)
Rare
Native to North Carolina
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Common Name:
Northern Golden-heather
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hudsonia ericoides FAMILY: Cistaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hudsonia ericoides FAMILY: Cistaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hudsonia ericoides 129-01-003 FAMILY: Cistaceae
Habitat: Sandy flats in longleaf pine sandhills (SC) or Coastal Plain pitch pine barrens (DE, NJ, NY)
Rare
Native to South Carolina
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Common Name:
Carolina Sunrose, Carolina Frostweed, Carolina Rockrose
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Crocanthemum carolinianum FAMILY: Cistaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Helianthemum carolinianum FAMILY: Cistaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Helianthemum carolinianum 129-02-001 FAMILY: Cistaceae
Habitat: Fields, pine savannas, dry pine flatwoods, scrubby flatwoods
Common in Coastal Plain of GA & SC (rare in NC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Canada Frostweed, Canada Sunrose, Canada Rockrose
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Crocanthemum canadense FAMILY: Cistaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Helianthemum canadense FAMILY: Cistaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Helianthemum canadense 129-02-003 FAMILY: Cistaceae
Habitat: Fields, woodlands, forest edges, roadsides, disturbed areas
Common in Carolina Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Low Frostweed, Creeping Sunrose
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Crocanthemum propinquum FAMILY: Cistaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Helianthemum propinquum FAMILY: Cistaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Helianthemum propinquum 129-02-004 FAMILY: Cistaceae
Habitat: Woodlands, rock outcrops, sandy barrens and fields
Rare
Native to North Carolina
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Common Name:
Georgia Sunrose, Georgia Frostweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Crocanthemum georgianum FAMILY: Cistaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Helianthemum georgianum FAMILY: Cistaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Helianthemum georgianum 129-02-005 FAMILY: Cistaceae
Habitat: Openings in maritime forests, sandy disturbed areas
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: Hoary Frostweed, Plains Frostweed, Plains Sunrose, Bicknell's Hoary Rockrose
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Crocanthemum bicknellii FAMILY: Cistaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Helianthemum bicknellii FAMILY: Cistaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Helianthemum bicknellii 129-02-006 FAMILY: Cistaceae
Habitat: Woodlands, glades, barrens, rock outcrops, grassy balds, serpentine grasslands, to at least 1500m in elevation
Rare
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Rosemary Sunrose, Rosemary Frostweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Crocanthemum rosmarinifolium FAMILY: Cistaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Helianthemum rosmarinifolium FAMILY: Cistaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Helianthemum rosmarinifolium 129-02-007 FAMILY: Cistaceae
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, sandy roadsides, fields
Common in Coastal Plain of GA & SC (rare in NC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: Hairy Pinweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Lechea mucronata FAMILY: Cistaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lechea mucronata FAMILY: Cistaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lechea villosa 129-03-001 FAMILY: Cistaceae
Habitat: Open dry habitats, longleaf pine sandhills, dunes, dry hammocks, woodlands
Common in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Narrowleaf Pinweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lechea tenuifolia FAMILY: Cistaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lechea tenuifolia FAMILY: Cistaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lechea tenuifolia 129-03-003 FAMILY: Cistaceae
Habitat: Dry oak-pine forests and openings
Common in Carolina Coastal Plain & Carolina Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Racemose Pinweed, Appalachian Pinweed, Oblong-fruit Pinweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lechea racemulosa FAMILY: Cistaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lechea racemulosa FAMILY: Cistaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lechea racemulosa 129-03-004 FAMILY: Cistaceae
Habitat: Dry pine woodlands, other woodlands, forest edges, old fields
Common (uncommon in SC Coastal Plain, rare in GA Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name:
Deckert's Pinweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lechea deckertii FAMILY: Cistaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lechea deckertii FAMILY: Cistaceae
Habitat: Florida scrub, longleaf pine sandhills
Rare
Native to Georgia
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