Landscape Uses:
	Wildflower gardens.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Occasionally grown by native plant nurseries in central Florida.
Description:
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Range:
	Southeastern United States south to Highlands County; disjunct and possibly extirpated in Collier County.
Habitats:
	Scrub, sandhills and other dry sites.
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Wildlife and Ecology:
	Larval host plant for monarch (Danaus plexippus) and queen (Danaus gilippus) butterflies.
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Comments:
	See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's Flower Friday page and Monarchs & Milkweed flyer.