Landscape Uses:
	Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Available at native plant nurseries in central and South Florida.
Description:
	Medium herbaceous grass.
Height:
	About 1-2 feet in height; up to 6 feet in flower. Spreading from underground stems (rhizomes) and forming small patches broader than tall.
Growth Rate:
	Moderate.
Range:
	Widespread in North America (including Mexico) south to South Florida, at least as far south as Palm Beach and Lee counties.
Habitats:
	Pinelands
Soils:
	Moist, 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 inflorescence.
Flower Characteristics:
	Semi-showy inflorescence.
Flowering Season:
	Summer-fall.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous caryopsis.
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Valuable source of seeds for birds.
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from seed and division.
Comments:
	Taxonomy: some authors place S. rhizomatum into synonomy here.