Wildflower gardens, roadside wildflowers, meadows. , Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray , Wildlife, Seeds eaten by small birds such as finches. , Habitat, Predominantly ruderal.  Roadsides and waste places. , Did You Know?, Showy flowers Attracts bumble bees, butterflies Larval host for the silvery checkerspot, found only in extreme north Florida.

The range of this species covers much of North America, especially the midwest and mid-to-north Atlantic states and extends into southern Canada.  Flo , Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray , Wildlife, Birds, squirrels, and other animals eat the fruit, and deer may browse the foliage, but the plant is not generally considered ideal food for either.  , Habitat, Woodlands. , Did You Know?, Showy flowers Pollinated by bees. Attracts butterflies. Larval host for the Coral Hairstreak, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Red-Spotted Purple, Spring/S

Foliage is showy, silvery gray green. Takes on a weed appearance at flowering time. This is an Endangered Florida endemic -- do not harvest plants fro , Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray , Considertions, This species is listed as Endangered by the USFWS and the State of Florida.  Please plant responsibly. , Wildlife, Primarily wind dispersed, but small birds consume seed. , Habitat, Scrub. In openings and open ecotones. Disturbance is required for persistence of this species. This species can be seen at the Balm-Boyette and Gol , Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage Butterflies and bees including green metallic, sweat, leafcutter, bumble and mining bees (Florida Wildflower Found