Landscape Uses:
	Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
	Most typically an understory herb in brackish marshes along the coast.
Availability:
	Grown by enthusiasts.
Description:
	Erect medium wildlflower with wiry zigzag stems.
Height:
	About 1-3 feet in height. Taller than broad.
Growth Rate:
	Moderate.
Range:
	Monroe County Keys and Miami-Dade County north along the west coast to the Franklin County; Bahamas and Cuba.
Habitats:
	Marshes and pinelands, often in brackish soils.
Soils:
	Wet to moist, periodically inundated brackish, sometimes freshwater, soils.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Moderate; can grow in nutrient poor soils, but needs some organic content to thrive.
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.
Flower Color:
	Pale blue or whitish.
Flower Characteristics:
	Semi-showy.
Flowering Season:
	Fall-winter.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous achene.
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Attracts native bees and other beneficial insects.
Horticultural Notes:
Comments:
	The zigzag stem of this species is quite noticable. See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's Flower Friday page.