Landscape Uses:
	Accent shrub in open coastal areas.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Available at native plant nurseries in central and South Florida. Available in in Boynton Beach at Sustainscape (561-245-5305).
Description:
	Small shrub with succulent leaves and trailing stems. Leaves thick, dark green.
Height:
	About 2-5 feet in height. Usually broader than tall.
Growth Rate:
	Slow.
Range:
	Monroe County Keys north to Brevard, Hillsborough and Pinellas counties; West Indies, Mexico, South America, Galapagos and Old World tropics. Rare in the Monroe County Keys; now migrating to the north along the coasts.
Habitats:
	Beach dunes, coastal strand and coastal grasslands.
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:
	Frontline; grows in direct salt wind but away from constant salt spray.
Drought Tolerance:
	High; does not require any supplemental water once established.
Light Requirements:
	Full sun.
Flower Color:
	White to pinkish white.
Flower Characteristics:
	Semi-showy. One-sided, appearing like a flower cut in half.
Flowering Season:
	All year; peak in summer.
Fruit:
	Black ovoid drupe. All year.
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Provides significant food and moderate amounts of cover for wildlife.
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from seed and division (rooted stems).
Comments:
	It is listed as threatened by the state of Florida.