Landscape Uses:
	Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Grown by enthusiasts and occasionally by native plant nurseries.
Description:
	Small succulent herb with short, erect stems.
Height:
	About 3-6 inches tall. Usually taller than broad.
Growth Rate:
	Fast.
Range:
	Monroe County Keys north along the west coast to Charlotte County; disjunct in Miami-Dade and Pinellas counties; West Indies, Mexico and South America. Rare in the Monroe County Keys. In Miami-Dade County, collected once in the early 1900s in a pineland just south of the Miami River.
Habitats:
	Open coastal areas.
Soils:
	Moist, well-drained to periodically inundated brackish sandy or limestone soils.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Low; it grows in nutrient poor soils.
Salt Water Tolerance:
	Moderate; tolerates brackish water or occasional inundation by salt water.
Salt Wind Tolerance:
	Moderate; grows near salt water, but is protected from direct salt spray by other vegetation.
Drought Tolerance:
	High; does not require any supplemental water once established.
Light Requirements:
	Full sun.
Flower Color:
	Yellow.
Flower Characteristics:
	Semi-showy, open in morning.
Flowering Season:
	All year.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous capsule with tiny black seeds.
Wildlife and Ecology:
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from seed and cuttings.
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