Landscape Uses:
	Wildflower gardens.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Available at native plant nurseries in central Florida.
Description:
	Small herbaceous wildflower.
Height:
	Typically 3-9 inches in height. Many plants may occur together forming large masses.
Growth Rate:
	Fast.
Range:
	Southeastern United States south to Miami-Dade County and the Monroe County mainland; Bahamas. In the Monroe County Keys, disjunct from Miami-Dade County to the pine rocklands of Big Pine Key.
Habitats:
	Pinelands, prairies and moist disturbed sites.
Soils:
	Moist to wet, well- to moderately-drained freshwater soils.
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:
	High; can tolerate moderate amounts of salt wind without significant injury.
Drought Tolerance:
	High; does not require any supplemental water once established.
Light Requirements:
	Full sun.
Flower Color:
	White to lavender and yellow.
Flower Characteristics:
	Showy.
Flowering Season:
	All year; peak spring-summer.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous achene. All year.
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Nectar plant for zarucco duskywing (Erynnis zarucco) butterflies. Attracts bees and other insect pollinators.
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from seed.
Comments:
	Spreads readily from seed in the garden and may become a little weedy. See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's Flower Friday page.