Landscape Uses:
	Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Also wildflower gardens.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Grown by enthusiasts.
Description:
	Small herbaceous wildflower.
Height:
	About 3-9 inches in height. Spreading and forming small open patches broader than tall.
Growth Rate:
	Moderate.
Range:
	Southeastern United States south to Miami-Dade and Collier counties. Very rare and sporadic in South Florida outside of Miami-Dade County. In Broward County, known only from Hillsboro Pineland Natural Area.
Habitats:
	Pinelands.
Soils:
	Moist, well-drained sandy or limestone soils, without humus.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Low; it grows in nutrient poor soils.
Salt Water Tolerance:
	Low; does not tolerate long-term flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance:
	Low; salt wind may burn the leaves.
Drought Tolerance:
	High; does not require any supplemental water once established.
Light Requirements:
	Full sun.
Flower Color:
	White to pink.
Flower Characteristics:
	Showy.
Flowering Season:
	Spring-fall.
Fruit:
	Small pod (legume).
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Larval host plant for northern cloudywing (Thorybes pylades).
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from seed.
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