A mixed mangrove stand in the Everglades; white mangrove typically grows at the landward, higher-elevation edge of this community. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Sea grape growing at the water’s edge on Longboat Key, Florida, its rounded leaves turning copper with age. Photo: Ebyabe, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Red mangrove’s signature arching prop roots, which anchor the plant in soft, tidal substrate. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Rhizophora mangle, the Red Mangrove,
A legendary ancient Montezuma cypress in Mexico, showing the species’ capacity for an immense, buttressed, multi-stemmed trunk. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Taxodium mucronatum,
Monterrey oak foliage and young acorns on a cultivated tree. Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Quercus polymorpha, the Monterrey Oak (also
A black mangrove growing as a free-standing tree in shallow backcountry water, Everglades National Park, Florida. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Avicennia germinans, the
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