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Nomenclature
Common Name:
Synonym(s):
Genus species:
Family:
Avicenniaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
Size:
Life Span:
Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Noted For:
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Considerations:
Text
Availability:
Text
Propagation:
Text
Light:
Text
Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry
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Stays wet -to- Stays wet
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salt.
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand
Soil pH:
Suitable to Grow In:
9A,9B,10A,10B,11
Ecology
Wildlife:
Larval host for mangrove buckeye ( Junonia evarete ) butterfly. Nectar plant for a variety of pollinators including the great southern white ( Ascia monuste ) butterfly. Nectar used by butterflies. Pollinated by bees, wasps, and flies. (Landry, 2013).
Provides good cover for birds and other wildlife.
Native Habitats:
Comments:
Ethnobotany:
General Comments:
The common name black mangrove is a reference to the color of the trunk and heartwood. The plant excretes salt from its leaves, an adaptation to a saline environment. Pneumataphores rise above the substrate and make this an important plant for coastline erosion prevention. This is a protected plant and you may not trim back or gather propagules without permission.
