Hudsonia montana is a rare species of flowering plant in the rock-rose family known by the common name mountain goldenheather.
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.
[1] The plant is known from Burke and McDowell Counties in North Carolina.