It is also eaten by a variety of wildlife. It is found in pinelands, swamps and bayheads. The white flowers, in flat topped clusters, appear in the spring. The lower leaf surfaces are covered with small brown dots. The fruit is a small black, oval, drupe.
Songbirds eat the fruit and the foliage provides good nesting cover.
It is found in flatwoods, stream banks, and hammocks. It grows in part-shade to full sun with average to moist soils. The large tubular flowers are reddish-orange and yellow and provide a nectar source for hummingbirds in the spring. It is found in woodlands, thickets, and floodplains. It grows in part-shade to full sun with average to moist soils.