Landscape Uses:
	Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Not recommended for general landscape use.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
	A common element of open, coastal uplands.
Availability:
	Grown by enthusiasts.
Description:
	Small perennial herbaceous wildflower.
Height:
	Typically 1-3 feet in height. Taller than broad.
Growth Rate:
	Fast.
Range:
	Monroe County Keys north along the coasts to Flagler and Levy counties; the West Indies, Mexico, Central America and northern South America. On the east coast, very rare north of Brevard County.
Habitats:
	Beach dunes, coastal strand and coastal grasslands.
Soils:
	Moist, well-drained sandy soils, without humusy top layer.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Low; it grows in nutrient poor soils.
Salt Water Tolerance:
	Moderately low; does not tolerate long-term flooding by salt or brackish water, but tolerates short term inunation by salt water from storm surge with minimal damage.
Salt Wind Tolerance:
	Frontline; grows in direct salt wind but away from constant salt spray.
Drought Tolerance:
	High; does not require any supplemental water once established.
Light Requirements:
	Full sun.
Flower Color:
	White glad appendages.
Flower Characteristics:
	Inconspicuous.
Flowering Season:
	Summer.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous capsule.
Wildlife and Ecology:
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from seeds and cuttings.
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