White sunbonnets
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Chaptalia albicans
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Asteraceae
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Landscape Uses:
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Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Also wildflower and rock gardens. |
Ecological Restoration Notes: |
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It can be used as one of many understory herbs in pine rocklands. |
Availability: |
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Grown by enthusiasts. |
Description: |
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Small herb |
Height: |
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3-6 inches; to 1 foot when in flower |
Growth Rate: |
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Fast. |
Range: |
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Miami-Dade County; West Indies and Central America. In Miami-Dade County, native to the Miami Rock Ridge south of the Miami River. |
Habitats: |
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Pine rocklands. |
Soils: |
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Moist, well-drained limestone soils, without humus. |
Nutritional Requirements: |
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Low; it grows in nutrient poor soils. |
Salt Water Tolerance: |
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Low; does not tolerate long-term flooding by salt or brackish water. |
Salt Wind Tolerance: |
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Low; salt wind may burn the leaves. |
Drought Tolerance: |
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High; does not require any supplemental water once established. |
Light Requirements: |
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Full sun. |
Flower Color: |
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White. |
Flower Characteristics: |
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Semi-showy. |
Flowering Season: |
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All year. |
Fruit: |
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Inconspicuous achene. |
Wildlife and Ecology: |
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Horticultural Notes: |
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Can be grown from seed. |
Comments: |
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It is listed as threatened by the state of Florida. |
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