Nice blog article by Florida Wildflower Foundation. Background plant somewhere between a shrub and vine in character.

Further north, this can be a moderately large tree. Not typically grown but worth retaining if present as an understory tree.

This is Florida's only native annual sunflower.  The Bradford County location is near both a major road and a railroad and may be a waif. Moist wildflower garden.

Often in water. Use in water gardens or along the shallow edges of ponds.

Specimen tree in wet settings. This is a good plant to grow in floodplains.