species 13,510 observations
Black Mangrove
Avicennia germinans
Field notes
Avicennia germinans, the black mangrove, is a shrub or small tree growing up to 12 meters (39 feet) in the acanthus family, Acanthaceae. Fossils of the species are known from the Bermont Formation of the Everglades.
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native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Northern Tropical Buckeye, False-windowed Sphinx
2
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Florida Keys' Scrub Cicada, Gulf Saltmarsh Cicada, Muscovy Duck, White-crowned Pigeon
6
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Hunter's Little Paper Wasp, Zimmerman's Mud-dauber Wasp, Southern Paper Wasp, Ashmead's Acrobat Ant
27
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Sheltered animals
Animals that nest or roost in it
Southeastern Myotis
1
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.