Common Name:

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Family:

Hydroleaceae

Form:

Size:

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

Fruit Color:

Phenology:

Noted For:

Recommended Uses:

Considerations:

Availability:

Propagation:

Light:

Moisture Tolerance:

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

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Stays wet ---to--- Usually moist, occasional inundation

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Soil pH:

Suitable to Grow In:

Wildlife:

Bee pollinated.

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Natural Range in Florida:

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General Comments:

The species is hermaphroditic (monecious), meaning flowers have both male and female reproductive structures on the same plant.

This is a near-endemic meaning that it occurs mostly in Florida with a few outlying populations in Georgia and South Carolina.