#rhizophora mangle

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A well-known example of a viviparous species is the red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) (Figure 18.3).

"Plant Physiology and Development" int'l 6e - Taiz, L., Zeiger, E., Møller, I.M., Murphy, A.

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Seed Oddities: Vivipary

Seeds house and protect infant plants. When released from their parent plant, they commence a journey that, if successful, will bring them to a suitable location where they can take up residence (upon germination) and carry out a life similar to that of their parents. Their seed coats (and often – in the case of angiosperms– the fruits they were born in) help direct them and protect them in this…

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Walking Trees

Red Mangroves (Rhizophora mangle)

Elliott Key, Biscayne National Park, FL

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Rhizophora mangle / Red Mangrove at the Peace River Botanical & Sculpture Gardens in Punta Gorda, FL

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Mangrove Swamp

Red (Rhizophora mangle) and Black (Avicennia germinans) Mangroves

Despite having similar characteristics and adaptations, different species of mangroves are not closely related to one another.  

Elliott Key, Biscayne National Park, FL

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