Landscape Uses:
	Groundcover in dry, open areas, mostly along the coast. Wildflower and rock gardens.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
	A relatively common element of coastal uplands along both coasts. Probably not present in pine rocklands in southern Miami-Dade County, where the critically imperiled E. cokeri occurs, except on Long Pine Key in Everglades National Park.
Availability:
	Widely available in South Florida. Commonly available at native plant nurseries in central Florida. Available in Boynton Beach at Sustainscape (561-245-5305), and in Lake Worth at Indian Trails Native Nursery.
Description:
	Small sprawling shrub, woody at the base. Leaves clustered toward the ends of the stems, bright glossy yellowish-green, about 1-1 1/2 inches long.
Height:
	About 1-3 feet in height. Rooting from stems touching the ground and becoming much broader than tall.
Growth Rate:
	Moderate.
Range:
	Monroe County Keys north along the coasts to Volusia, Hillsborough and Pinellas counties; West Indies, Mexico and Central America. Rare on the east coast north of Martin County.
Habitats:
	Coastal thickets throughout South Florida and pine rocklands on Long Pine Key in Everglades National Park and in the Florida Keys.
Soils:
	Moist to seasonally wet, 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:
	Secondary line; tolerates significant salt wind without injury, but usually is somewhat protected.
Drought Tolerance:
	High; does not require any supplemental water once established.
Light Requirements:
	Full sun.
Flower Color:
	Pinkish-white or white.
Flower Characteristics:
	Semi-showy, about 1/2" long.
Flowering Season:
	All year.
Fruit:
	Round golden-yellow berry containing a single seed, in dense clusters. All year; peak winter-spring.
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Provides food for birds.
Horticultural Notes:
	Primarily grown from cuttings under mist.
Comments:
	An excellent groundcover in open, dry sites along the coast. See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's Flower Friday page.