Botany Mangroves

Vivipary

The phenomenon where seeds germinate while still attached to the parent plant

Propagule

a structure (such as a cutting, a seed, or a spore) that propagates a plant

Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle)

Complex system of prop roots. Thin pencil-shaped propagules. Dominate the leading edge of the mangrove system

Black Mangrove (avicennia germinans)

Finger like pneumatophores emerging from substate. Unique bean shaped propagules. Exists in more extreme tidal conditions.

White Mangrove (Laguncularia racemosa)

Oval shaped leaves normally have salt crystals on the surface. Normally in the upper portion of swamp/forest. No visible prop roots or pneumatophores.