Landscape Uses:
	Accent grass. Massing groundcover in open, dry areas. Also wildflower and rock gardens.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Widely available in central Florida. Commonly available at native plant nurseries in South Florida. Available at native plant nurseries in northeast Florida. Available in Boynton Beach at Sustainscape (561-245-5305).
Description:
	Medium herbaceous grass
Height:
	About 2-3 feet in height; to 4 feet when in flower. About as broad as tall.
Growth Rate:
	Moderate.
Range:
	Monroe and Miami-Dade counties, and rare in Martin and Collier counties; West Indies (Cuba, Hispaniola). In the Monroe County Keys, disjunct from Miami-Dade County to the pine rocklands of Big Pine Key.
Habitats:
	Pine rocklands and marl prairies.
Soils:
	Moist, well-drained 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:
	Low; salt wind may burn the leaves.
Drought Tolerance:
	High; does not require any supplemental water once established.
Light Requirements:
	Full sun.
Flower Color:
	Anthers orange, stigma purple.
Flower Characteristics:
	Semi-showy inflorescence.
Flowering Season:
	All year.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous caryopsis.
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Birds eat the fruits.
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from seed and division.
Comments:
	It is listed as endangered by the state of Florida.