General Landscape Uses:
	Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
	A rare epiphyte in hammocks and swamps.
Availability:
	Grown by enthusiasts.
Description:
	Epiphytic herb with thick, succulent leaves. Leaves 2-6 inches long.
Dimensions:
	About 6-9 inches in height. Spreading and forming small clumps broader than tall.
Growth Rate:
	Moderate.
Range:
	Miami-Dade and Collier counties and the Monroe County mainland; disjunct in Indian River and Brevard counties; West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South America.
Habitats:
	Moist hammocks and swamps.
Soils:
	Epiphytic; or terrestrial in moist, well-drained humusy leaf litter, acid to neutral pH.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Moderate; can grow on nutrient poor substrate, but needs some nutrient inputs to thrive.
Salt Water Tolerance:
	Low; does not tolerate long-term flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance:
	Low; salt wind may burn the leaves.
Drought Tolerance:
	Low; requires moist substrate and high humidity and is intolerant of long periods of drought.
Light Requirements:
	Light shade.
Flower Color:
	Green.
Flower Characteristics:
	Inconspicuous.
Flowering Season:
	All year; peak in summer.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous berry.
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from cuttings.
Comments:
	Most plants sold as P. obtusifolia are from tropical American stock; local material is recommended. It is listed as endangered by the state of Florida.