Landscape Uses:
	Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Also an accent shrub.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Grown by one or two native plant nurseries in South Florida.
Description:
	Small compact densely-branched shrub with numerous underground branches. Leaves small, thick and shiny green, about 1/4 to 3/4 inches long.
Height:
	Typically, 1-2 feet in height. Spreading from underground stems and forming masses broader than tall.
Growth Rate:
	Slow.
Range:
	Southeastern United States south to Miami-Dade and Collier counties.
Habitats:
	Pinelands.
Soils:
	Moist to dry, well-drained sandy soils, without humus, acid pH.
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:
	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:
	White to pink.
Flower Characteristics:
	Semi-showy.
Flowering Season:
	Spring.
Fruit:
	Black berry. Edible.
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Provides food and cover for wildlife. Attracts bee pollinators. Birds and other animals eat the fruits.
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from de-pulped seed.
Comments:
	See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's Flower Friday page.