Landscape Uses:
	Wildflower gardens, borders.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Rarely grown by native plant nurseries.
Description:
	Biennial or perennial herb 1-2 feet tall with stems and leaves covered in white hairs. Yellow flowers in a flat-topped array.
Height:
	Typically 1-2 feet in height, often as broad as tall.
Growth Rate:
Range:
	Endemic to central Florida in Highlands, Hardee, Manatee, Hillsborough, and Pinellas counties.
Habitats:
	Scrub, sandhills
Soils:
	Moist to dry, well-drained sandy soils, without humus.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Low; it grows in nutrient poor soils.
Salt Water Tolerance:
	Low; does not tolerate flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance:
	Moderate; grows near salt water, but is protected from direct salt spray by other vegetation.
Drought Tolerance:
	High; does not require any supplemental water once established.
Light Requirements:
	Full sun.
Flower Color:
	Yellow
Flower Characteristics:
	Showy.
Flowering Season:
	Fall.
Fruit:
Wildlife and Ecology:
Horticultural Notes:
Comments:
	We have been adding data for this species for central and northern Florida and welcome any feedback or review. If you would like to contribute information or images, please contact George Gann via the IRC staff page.