Landscape Uses:
	Wildflower and rock gardens.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
	It can be used as one of many understory herbs in pine rocklands.
Availability:
	Grown by one or two native plant nurseries in South Florida. Available in Boynton Beach at Sustainscape (561-245-5305).
Description:
	Small, spreading shrubby groundcover with holly-like leaves
Height:
	Typically 6-12 inches in height. Spreading and becoming much broader than tall; sometimes hanging in mats from the side of large limestone rocks.
Growth Rate:
	Moderate to slow.
Range:
	Monroe County Keys, Miami-Dade County and Collier County; Cuba, Bahamas and Hispaniola. In the Monroe County Keys, known from North Key Largo, then disjunct to the pine rocklands of Big Pine Key and No Name Key.
Habitats:
	Pine rocklands and rockland hammock edges.
Soils:
	Moist, well-drained limestone soils, with or without humusy top layer.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Low; it grows in nutrient poor soils.
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:
	High; does not require any supplemental water once established.
Light Requirements:
	Full sun to light shade.
Flower Color:
	Red.
Flower Characteristics:
	Inconspicuous.
Flowering Season:
	All year.
Fruit:
	Showy bright red drupe.
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Provides food for wildlife. Quail eat the fruits.
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from de-pulped seed. Plant immediately; seeds do not store well. Plant in pot with 2" or more of potting soil, just covering seed with soil.
Comments:
	This is one of our most attractive woody groundcovers for sunny locations in alkaline soils. It is listed as threatened by the state of Florida.