Landscape Uses:
	Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Also butterfly gardens.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Grown by enthusiasts and occasionally by native plant nurseries.
Description:
	Low climbing herbaceous vine.
Height:
	N/A; a vine with stems to 6 feet or more in length.
Growth Rate:
	Fast.
Range:
	Eastern North America west to Texas and south to the Monroe County Keys; West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South America. Rare in the Monroe County Keys and very rare or absent in the middle Keys.
Habitats:
	Forest edges, pinelands and prairies.
Soils:
	Wet to moist, moderately-drained sandy, limestone, or organic 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 long-term flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance:
	High; can tolerate moderate amounts of salt wind without significant injury.
Drought Tolerance:
	Moderate; generally requires moist soils, but tolerant of short periods of drought once established.
Light Requirements:
	Full sun.
Flower Color:
	White.
Flower Characteristics:
	Semi-showy, but quickly turns ratty.
Flowering Season:
	All year.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous achene. All year.
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Sometimes a larval host for little metalmark (Calephelis virginiensis) butterflies. Nectar plant for little metalmark butterflies.
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from seed. Sprinkle on surface of soil.
Comments:
	See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's Flower Friday page.