Endemic to Florida. Occasionally grown as a curiosity. , 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. , Habitat, Savannas near and in the Apalachicola National Forest. , Did You Know?, Attracts bumble bees, butterflies

Specimen or background plant. It is unusual in that it blooms in the fall. , Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray , Wildlife, The fruit is eaten by bobwhite, white-tailed deer,  rabbit and beaver , Habitat, Dry mesic deciduous forests, bluffs, hammocks, sinks, floodplains, creek swamps. , Did You Know?, Showy flowers Pollinated by moths that are active on cooler nights consistent with the season of flower for witch hazel.