Longstalked-stopper – Mosiera longipes

General Landscape Uses: Accent shrub. Description: Medium to large shrub or rarely a small tree with wide-spreading branches. Trunks usually very short. Bark gray. Leaves shiny, light green above, about 1 inch long. Dimensions: Typically about 3-6 feet in height, but sometimes more, and sometimes staying prostrate and forming spreading mats. Almost always broader than tall. Growth Rate: Moderate. Range: Monroe County Keys and Miami-Dade County; West Indies. In the Monroe County Keys, disjunct from Miami-Dade County to Big Pine Key and nearby islands; apparently never collected on the island of Key West. Habitats: Pine rocklands and rockland hammocks. Soils: Moist, well-drained limestone soils, with or without humusy top layer. Nutritional Requirements: Moderate to low; it prefers soils with organic content, but will still grow reasonably well in nutrient poor soils. Salt Water Tolerance: Low; does not tolerate long-term flooding by salt or brackish water. Salt Wind Tolerance: Low; salt wind may burn the leaves. Drought Tolerance: Moderate to high; plants growing in extremely dry soils may die during extended periods of drought. Light Requirements: Full to part sun. Flower Color: White to pink. Flower Characteristics: Semi-showy. Flowering Season: All year. Fruit: Round black berry. Horticultural Notes: Can be grown from de-pulped seed.