Nomenclature
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Family:
Polygonaceae
Plant Specifics
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Life Span:
Long-lived perennial
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Noted For:
Landscaping
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Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry
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Not wet but not extremely dry ---to--- 1Stays wet
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
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Suitable to Grow In:
Ecology
Wildlife:
Attracts bees and butterflies ( Hawthorn Hill ). Documented bee visitors include Colletes mandibularis, C. thysanellae, Colletes sp. A, Hylaeus confluens, Augochlora pura, Augochlorella aurata, Augochloropsis anonyina, A. szcmnptuosa, Dialictus ininiatulus, D. nymnphalis, D. placidensis, Sphecodes heraclei, Anthidiellum perplexurn, Coelioxys sayi, C. octodentata, Megachile albitarsis, Apis inellifera and Bornbus impatiens (Deyrup et al. 2002).
Seeds eaten by birds.
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Natural Range in Florida:
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