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Family:

Clusiaceae

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Long-lived perennial

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Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Usually moist, occasional inundation ---to--- Not wet but not extremely dry

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand

Soil pH:

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B

Wildlife:

Attracts pollinators, especially bees. Documented bees include  Augochlorella aurata, Dialictzcs coreopsis and D. lniniatulus (Deyrup et al. 2002).

Foliage and seeds are food source for birds and mammals.

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