General Landscape Uses:
	Buffer plantings.
Availability:
	Native plant nurseries.
Description:
	Medium shrubby wildflower with erect stems and dark green leaves.
Dimensions:
	About 4-8 feet in height. Taller than broad.
Growth Rate:
	Fast.
Range:
	Monroe County Keys north to Brevard, Okeechobee and Levy counties; West Indies and Central America. Very rare in the Monroe County Keys and perhaps confined to Big Pine Key and nearby islands.
Habitats:
	Forest edges.
Soils:
	Moist, well-drained sandy or limestone soils, with humusy top layer.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Moderate; can grow in nutrient poor soils, but needs some organic content to thrive.
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 to light shade.
Flower Color:
	Yellow.
Flower Characteristics:
	Showy.
Flowering Season:
	All year.
Fruit:
	Brown pod (legume) with light margins.
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Larval host plant for cloudless sulphur (Phoebis sennae), sleepy orange (Eurema nicippi) and the introduced orange-barred sulphur (Phoebis philea) butterflies. A gland at the base of the leaves attracts ants that attack the butterfly caterpillars.
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from seed.