Landscape Uses:
	Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat resptorations. Also as an accent shrub in rock gardens and spiny barrier plantings along the coast.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
	A somewhat rare element of coastal hammocks and thickets, especially along the edges.
Availability:
	Rarely grown by native plant nurseries.
Description:
	Medium shrub with prickly leaves in a basal rosette on a short trunk.
Height:
	Typically 4-8 feet in height; to 20 feet when in flower in South Florida. Usually taller than broad, but large plants may fall over and begin ascending again.
Growth Rate:
	Slow.
Range:
	Endemic to southern peninsular Florida from the Monroe County Keys north along the coasts to Martin and Manatee counties.
Habitats:
	Coastal hammocks and thickets.
Soils:
	Moist, well-drained sandy or 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:
	Moderate; tolerates brackish water or occasional inundation by salt water.
Salt Wind Tolerance:
	Secondary line; tolerates significant salt wind without injury, but usually is somewhat protected.
Drought Tolerance:
	High; does not require any supplemental water once established.
Light Requirements:
	Full sun to light shade.
Flower Color:
	Greenish-yellow.
Flower Characteristics:
	Semi-showy inflorescence; the flowers are fetid.
Flowering Season:
	Fall-winter.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous capsule.
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Possible larval host for cofaqui giant-skipper (Megathymus cofaqui) and Yucca giant-skipper (Megathymus yuccae).
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from seeds or basal offshoots.
Comments:
	Similar to the invasive sisal hemp (Agave sisalana), but with a short trunk.