Avicennia germinans

black mangrove, mangle blanco
Family

Verbenaceae

Leaf Arrangement

opposite

Leaf Attachment

petiolate

Leaf Margin

entire

Leaf Type

simple

Leaf Shape

oblong, elliptic, lanceolate, obovate

Growth Form

shrub, tree

Flower Color

white

Flower Month

July - August

Height (meters)

1.0

Milky Sap

No

Armed/Unarmed

Unarmed

Origin

native

Lifespan

perennial

Leaf Retention

Evergreen


Wetland Class

OBL

Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism

10

Habitat

Mangrove lagoons and along tidal shores.