Landscape Uses:
	Wildflower and rock gardens.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
	A frequent understory wildlflower in open coastal area; rarer inland.
Availability:
	Grown by enthusiasts.
Description:
	Small creeping herb with attractive clusters of yellow flowers.
Height:
	Typically 3-6 inches tall. Spreading and forming small, open patches.
Growth Rate:
	Fast.
Range:
	Eastern peninsular Florida from the Monroe County Keys north to Brevard County; West Indies, southwestern United States, Mexico, Central America and South America; perhaps escaped from cultivation in Sarasota County and elsewhere. Very rare in the Monroe County Keys.
Habitats:
	Pinelands, beach dunes and coastal thickets.
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:
	Yellow with red stripes.
Flower Characteristics:
	Showy clusters.
Flowering Season:
	All year.
Fruit:
	Brown inflated pod (legume). Seeds "rattle" when the fruit is ripe.
Wildlife and Ecology:
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from seed.
Comments:
	A good plant for open, disturbed sites near the coast.