Landscape Uses:
	Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Grown by a few native plant nurseries in central Florida.
Description:
	Medium herbaceous grass.
Height:
	About 2-3 feet in height. Spreading from underground stems and forming patches broader than tall.
Growth Rate:
	Moderate.
Range:
	Eastern and central United States west to Texas and south to Martin, Hendry and Collier counties.
Habitats:
	Wet pinelands and marshes.
Soils:
	Moist to wet, moderately well-drained sandy soils, with some humusy material in the top layer.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Moderate; can grow in nutrient poor soils, but needs some organic content to thrive.
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 to light shade.
Flower Color:
	Brownish inflorescence.
Flower Characteristics:
	Inconspicuous.
Flowering Season:
	Summer-fall.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous caryopsis.
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Larval host for clouded skipper (Lerema accius) butterflies). Attracts pollinators.
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from seed.
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