Landscape Uses:
	Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Also wildflower and gardens.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Grown by enthusiasts.
Description:
	Medium to large annual herbaceous wildflower. Leaves 1-3 inches long, strongly scented when crushed.
Height:
	Typically 2-4 feet in height. Usually taller than broad.
Growth Rate:
	Fast.
Range:
	Widespread in the United States south to Miami-Dade and Collier counties; northern Mexico.
Habitats:
	Pinelands, open coastal areas and open, disturbed sites.
Soils:
	Moist to dry, well-drained sandy 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:
	Golden yellow.
Flower Characteristics:
	Showy.
Flowering Season:
	All year.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous achene. All year.
Wildlife and Ecology:
Horticultural Notes:
	Easily grown from seed.
Comments:
	Spreads readily from seed in the garden and may become somewhat weedy. See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's Flower Friday page.