Avicennia germinans
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Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 11 9A 9B
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Black Mangrove
Avicenniaceae
Plant Specifics
| Size: | 15 to 40 (60) ft tall by 10 to 30 ft wide | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | White | |
| Fruit Color: | Green | |
| Phenology: | Evergreen. Sends up pheumatiphores. Seeds germinate on the tree. | |
| Habitats: | Coastal mangrove wetlands, usually somewhat upland of the red mangrove(Rhizophora mangle) when found together. |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Valued as a shoreline stabilization plant. Can also be used for screening. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| Moisture Tolerance: | Stays Wet ----- to ----- Stays Wet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Tolerant of frequent or regular inundation (usually areas with tidal inundation) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray Tolerance: | High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salty wind and salt spray without injury. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil/Substrate: | Marine alluvium, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wildlife
Provides good cover for birds and other 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).