Landscape Uses:
	Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Grown by enthusiasts.
Description:
	High climbing or horizontal vine with very long stems.
Height:
	N/A; vine with stems 10 feet or more in length.
Growth Rate:
	Moderate to fast.
Range:
	Monroe County Keys north along the coasts to Brevard and Lee counties; West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South America.
Habitats:
	Tidal swamps and marshes.
Soils:
	Wet, periodically inundated brackish soils, with humusy top layer.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Moderate to low; it prefers soils with organic content, but will still grow reasonably well 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:
	Low; requires moist to wet soils and is intolerant of long periods of drought.
Light Requirements:
	Full sun to light shade.
Flower Color:
	White with a yellow throat.
Flower Characteristics:
	Showy.
Flowering Season:
	All year.
Fruit:
	Several-sided pod containing hairy wind dispersed seeds.
Wildlife and Ecology:
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from seed.
Comments:
	The stems often creep along the ground for long distances before climbing up trees. See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's Flower Friday page.