| Author | (Willdenow) Hayworth | |
| Distribution | As far as is known, there is a single small population in Dare County at the old Little Kinnakeet Coast Guard Station on Hatteras Island. First reported there in 1959 by Clair Brown; seen at the same location in 2012 by Bruce Sorrie.
Native of South America. | |
| Abundance | Very rare. There are several individual plants and show evidence of slow expansion. | |
| Habitat | Xeric disturbed back dune at edge of oak woods. | |
| Phenology | Flowering and fruiting - no data. Plants seen in 2012 were not in flower. | |
| Identification | This is a shrub or small tree, growing up to 15 feet tall in some places. It has drooping upper branches. | |
| Taxonomic Comments | Sometimes named as O. vulgaris, apparently misapplied.
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| State Rank | SE | |
| Global Rank | GNR | |
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