Landscape Uses:
	Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
	A common element of scrub nearly throughout South Florida.
Availability:
	Rarely grown by native plant nurseries.
Description:
	Medium shrub with erect branches forming a large densely-branched mound. Leaves needle-like, 1/2 inch long, dark green and aromatic, with an aroma of a conifer.
Height:
	Typically 4-8 feet in height. As broad as tall or sometimes broader.
Growth Rate:
	Slow.
Range:
	Southeastern United States south to Miami-Dade and Collier counties. Extirpated in Miami-Dade County.
Habitats:
	Scrub.
Soils:
	Dry, 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:
	Brownish-red to yellowish.
Flower Characteristics:
	Inconspicuous.
Flowering Season:
	Spring-summer.
Fruit:
	Small round greenish-yellow or red berry, containing a single seed.
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Provides some food and cover for wildlife.
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