Landscape Uses:
	Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Also butterfly gardens.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
	Most common in pinelands; rarer along the coast.
Availability:
	Grown by one or two native plant nurseries in South Florida.
Description:
	Medium short-lived perennial herb.
Height:
	Typically 12-18 inches in height. Usually taller than broad.
Growth Rate:
	Fast.
Range:
	Widespread in the eastern and central United States south to the Monroe County Keys. Very rare in the Monroe County Keys, and perhaps limited to Bahia Honda.
Habitats:
	Pinelands, coastal uplands and open, disturbed sites.
Soils:
	Moist, well-drained sandy or limestone soils, without humus.
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:
	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:
	White.
Flower Characteristics:
	Inconspicuous.
Flowering Season:
	All year.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous capsule.
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Nectar plant for butterflies, including Florida duskywing (Ephyriades brunneus.
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from seed.
Comments:
	Almost identical to C. glandulosus var. floridanus, but fruits are covered densely with hairs.