Landscape Uses:
	Accent or specimen flowering shrub or small tree.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
	In South Florida, naturalizing from cultivated plants well outside of its limited native range. Not recommended for general landscape use.
Availability:
	Grown by one or two native plant nurseries in South Florida.
Description:
	Large shrub or small tree.
Height:
	Typically, 8-12 feet in height; rarely to about 20 feet in South Florida. As broad as tall or broader.
Growth Rate:
	Moderate to fast.
Range:
	South Florida, Bahamas, and Cuba; in South Florida, native only to Key Largo in the Florida Keys. For a digitized image of Elbert Little's Florida range map, visit the Exploring Florida website.
Habitats:
	Rockland hammock.
Soils:
	Moist, well-drained limestone soils, with humusy top layer.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Moderate; can grow in nutrient poor soils, but needs some organic content to thrive.
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:
	Yellow.
Flower Characteristics:
	Showy.
Flowering Season:
	Spring-summer.
Fruit:
	Brownish pod (legume).
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Provides some food and cover for wildlife. Attracts pollinators.
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from seed.
Comments:
	Listed as Endangered by the State of Florida and as critically imperiled in South Florida by IRC.