Landscape Uses:
	Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Also butterfly gardens.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Grown by enthusiasts.
Description:
	Scrambling or creeping vine.
Height:
	N/A; a vine with stems 6 feet or more in length.
Growth Rate:
	Fast.
Range:
	Southeastern United States west to Texas and south to the Monroe County Keys; West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South America. Rare in the Monroe County Keys.
Habitats:
	Pinelands, coastal uplands and disturbed sites.
Soils:
	Moist, well-drained sandy or limestone soils, with or without humusy top layer.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Low to moderate; it can grow in nutrient poor soils or soils with some organic content.
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.
Flower Characteristics:
	Showy, 3/4" long
Flowering Season:
	All year.
Fruit:
	Hairy pod (legume) 2 1/2" long. All year.
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Larval host plant for cassius blue (Leptotes cassius), dorantes longtail (Urbanus dorantes), gray hairstreak (Strymon melinus), and long-tailed skipper (Urbanus proteus) butterflies. Nectar source for gray hairstreak.
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from seed. Sprinkle seeds on surface of soil and barely cover. Place container in full sun.
Comments:
	Can be somewhat weedy, but useful in coastal sites.