Landscape Uses:
	Primarly recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Also wildflower gardens.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Rarely grown by native plant nurseries.
Description:
	Medium herbaceous shrub-like wildflower.
Height:
	Typically 1-3 feet in height. Is usually as broad as tall.
Growth Rate:
	Fast.
Range:
	Widespread in eastern North America south to northeastern Miami-Dade and Collier counties.
Habitats:
	Pinelands and open disturbed sites.
Soils:
	Moist to wet, moderately well-drained sandy soils, without humus.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Low; it grows in nutrient poor soils.
Salt Water Tolerance:
	Low; does not tolerate flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance:
	Low; salt wind may burn the leaves.
Drought Tolerance:
	Low; requires moist to wet soils and is intolerant of long periods of drought.
Light Requirements:
	Full sun.
Flower Color:
	Yellow.
Flower Characteristics:
	Showy inflorescence.
Flowering Season:
	Summer-fall.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous achene.
Wildlife and Ecology:
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from seed.
Comments:
	A very attractive wildflower.