Wild-tamarind

It's a legume, so nitrogen fixation may help it survive in low nutrient soils.

Fast growing.



Shade tree. Attractive for its lacy foliage. Does well as a street tree.

Tolerant of occasional/brief inundation such as can occur in storm surges.



Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Fallen seed pods are messy, so use in a mulched landscape area.

Attracts birds especially gnatcatchers, vireos, flycatchers, and migrating warbles (many eat the insects that are attracted to the flowers and leaves).

Important habitat for native tree snails (Liguus fasciatus). (IRC)

This is generally a species of disturbed areas in and around tropical rockland hammock and pine rocklands.

• Interesting foliage
• Larval host for Large Orange Sulfur (Phoebis agarithe), Mimosa Yellow (Eurema nise), amethyst hairstreak, and Cassius Blue (Leptotes cassius).
• Used by a variety of butterfly species for nectar.