Landscape Uses:
	Groundcover in sunny moist soils. Wildflower gardens.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Grown by one or two native plant nurseries in South Florida.
Description:
	Medium herbaceous grass.
Height:
	About 2-3 feet in height. About as broad as tall, or somewhat broader.
Growth Rate:
	Fast.
Range:
	Eastern, central and southern North America south to Miami-Dade and Collier counties; Mexico. Very rare in Broward County and known only from Fern Forest Nature Center.
Habitats:
	Pinelands and open, disturbed sites.
Soils:
	Moist to wet, well-drained sandy soils, without humus.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Low; it grows in nutrient poor soils.
Salt Water Tolerance:
	Low; does not tolerate 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:
	Purple inflorescence.
Flower Characteristics:
	Showy inflorescence.
Flowering Season:
	Summer-fall.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous caryopsis.
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