Landscape Uses:
	An ephemeral element of beach dunes. Not recommended for general landscape use.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Rarely grown by native plant nurseries.
Description:
	Small annual herb.
Height:
	Typically 1-3 feet in height. Often about as broad as tall.
Growth Rate:
	Fast.
Range:
	Monroe County Keys north along eastern coast to St. John County and along the western coast to southern Texas; the West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South America.
Habitats:
	Beach dunes.
Soils:
	Moist, well-drained sandy soils, without a humusy top layer.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Low; it grows in nutrient poor soils.
Salt Water Tolerance:
	Moderately low; does not tolerate long-term flooding by salt or brackish water, but tolerates short term inunation by salt water from storm surge with minimal damage.
Salt Wind Tolerance:
	Pioneer; grows in unconsolidated substrate in direct salt wind and spray.
Drought Tolerance:
	High; does not require any supplemental water once established.
Light Requirements:
	Full sun.
Flower Color:
	White.
Flower Characteristics:
	Semi-showy.
Flowering Season:
	Winter-summer.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous indehiscent fruit.
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Larval host plant for great southern white (Ascia monuste) butterflies. Nectar plant for Miami blue (Cyclargus thomasi bethunebakeri) butterflies.
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from seed and cuttings.
Comments:
	See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's Flower Friday page.