Landscape Uses:
	Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Also butterfly gardens.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
	Most common in open areas along the coast; rare inland.
Availability:
	Grown by enthusiasts and occasionally by native plant nurseries.
Description:
	Medium short-lived perennial herb.
Height:
	Typically 12-18 inches in height. Usually taller than broad.
Growth Rate:
	Fast.
Range:
	Endemic to peninsular Florida from Miami-Dade County and the Monroe County mainland north mostly along the coasts to Martin and Pinellas counties; also historically collected in the interior in Highlands and Polk counties, but perhaps extirpated there.
Habitats:
	Coastal uplands and disturbed sites.
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:
	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.
Flower Color:
	White.
Flower Characteristics:
	Inconspicuous.
Flowering Season:
	All year.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous capsule.
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Nectar plant for butterflies.
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from seed.
Comments:
	Almost identical to C. glandulosus var. glandulosus, but it lacks the numerous hairs on the fruits.