PLANTS Profile for Rhizophora mangle (red mangrove)

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PLANTS Profile

Rhizophora mangle L.
red mangrove

Symbol:

RHMA2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Rhizophoraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48		N
HI		I
PR		N
VI		N

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©Mark W. Skinner. United States, FL, Everglades National Park. June 27, 1982. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Rhizophora mangle L.

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Distribution:
Rhizophora mangle L.


View Native Status

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USA (FL, HI, NC, SC), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Rhizophora mangle L.

View 5 genera in Rhizophoraceae, 3 species in Rhizophora

Classification:
Rhizophora mangle L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Rhizophorales
Family	Rhizophoraceae – Red Mangrove family
Genus	Rhizophora L. – mangrove
Species	Rhizophora mangle L. – red mangrove

U.S. Weed Information:
Rhizophora mangle L.

American mangrove
red mangrove

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

HEAR

USDI, Geological Survey. 1999. Information index for selected alien plants in Hawaii (20 October 2003). Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project, Biological Resources Division, Haleakala Field Station. Makawao, Hawaii.

Introduced Information:
Rhizophora mangle L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Rhizophora mangle L.

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