species 3,312 observations

Spotted Mangrove

Rhizophora stylosa

Field notes

Rhizophora stylosa, the spotted mangrove, red mangrove, small stilted mangrove or stilt-root mangrove, is a small to medium-sized evergreen tree in the family Rhizophoraceae. The specific epithet stylosa is from the Latin meaning 'stylus form', referring to the flower.

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided