Landscape Uses:
	Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Rarely grown by native plant nurseries.
Description:
	Large herbaceous grass.
Height:
	Typically 3-5 feet in height; to 6 feet when in flower. About as broad as tall.
Growth Rate:
	Moderate.
Range:
	Southeastern United States west to Texas and south to the Monroe County Keys; Bermuda, the West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South America.
Habitats:
	Coastal marshes.
Soils:
	Wet, periodically inundated brackish or saline soils.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Moderate; can grow in nutrient poor soils, but needs some organic content to thrive.
Salt Water Tolerance:
	High; tolerates flooding by salt water.
Salt Wind Tolerance:
	High; can tolerate moderate amounts of salt wind without significant injury.
Drought Tolerance:
	Low; requires moist to wet soils and is intolerant of long periods of drought.
Light Requirements:
	Full sun.
Flower Color:
	Yellowish-green inflorescence.
Flower Characteristics:
	Inconspicuous.
Flowering Season:
	Summer-fall.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous caryopsis.
Wildlife and Ecology:
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from seed and division.
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