|                    Water pimpernel, Limewater brookweed
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                |                    Samolus ebracteatus  
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                |                    Primulaceae 
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                 Landscape Uses:
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                 Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. | 
               
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                | Availability: | 
               
              
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                 Grown by enthusiasts. | 
               
              
                | Description: | 
               
              
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                 Small herbaceous wildflower. | 
               
              
                | Height: | 
               
              
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                 About 8-12 inches in height with a basal rosette.  Taller than broad when in flower. | 
               
              
                | Growth Rate: | 
               
              
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                 Moderate. | 
               
              
                | Range: | 
               
              
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                 Monroe County Keys north to Breward County and west to Texas; West Indies, Mexico and Central America.  Rare in the Monroe County Keys. | 
               
              
                | Habitats: | 
               
              
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                 Brackish marshes. | 
               
              
                | Soils: | 
               
              
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                 Wet to moist, periodically inundated freshwater or brackish soils. | 
               
              
                | Nutritional Requirements: | 
               
              
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                 Moderate; can grow in nutrient poor soils, but needs some organic content to thrive. | 
               
              
                | Salt Water Tolerance: | 
               
              
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                 Moderate; tolerates brackish water or occasional inundation by salt water. | 
               
              
                | Salt Wind Tolerance: | 
               
              
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                 Moderate; grows near salt water, but is protected from direct salt spray by other vegetation. | 
               
              
                | Drought Tolerance: | 
               
              
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                 Low; requires moist to wet soils and is intolerant of long periods of drought. | 
               
              
                | Light Requirements: | 
               
              
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                 Full sun. | 
               
              
                | Flower Color: | 
               
              
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                 White or white tinged with pink. | 
               
              
                | Flower Characteristics: | 
               
              
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                 Semi-showy. | 
               
              
                | Flowering Season: | 
               
              
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                 All year; peak in spring. | 
               
              
                | Fruit: | 
               
              
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                 Inconspicuous capsule. | 
               
              
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                | Comments: | 
               
              
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                 See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's  Flower Friday page. | 
               
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