Landscape Uses:
	Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Also margins of ponds and lakes.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Grown by enthusiasts.
Description:
	Small to medium creeping herb.
Height:
	About 2-3 feet in height. Spreading and forming dense mats much broader than tall.
Growth Rate:
	Moderate.
Range:
	Eastern and southeastern United States west to Texas and south to Miami-Dade County and the Monroe County mainland; West Indies, Mexico, Central America, South America and the Old World tropics.
Habitats:
	Swamps and marshes.
Soils:
	Wet, poorly-drained sandy 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 flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance:
	Low; salt wind may burn the leaves.
Drought Tolerance:
	Low; requires moist to wet soils and is intolerant of long periods of drought.
Light Requirements:
	Full sun to light shade.
Flower Color:
	White.
Flower Characteristics:
	Semi-showy.
Flowering Season:
	Spring-fall.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous nut.
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