Red Mangrove

Rhizophora mangle L. - Red Mangrove family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 75.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree, Shrub

Features

Flower Color: Yellow, Green

Bloom Time: Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Red Mangrove: Alarodia slossoniae, Automeris io io, Ecdytolopha desotanum, Ecdytolopha insiticiana, Ecdytolopha punctidiscanum, Euclea delphinii, Gluphisia lintneri, Oiketicus abbotii, Phocides pigmalion, Phocides pigmalion okeechobee

Native Range

  • USA:  Florida
  • MEX:  Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
  • USA+:  Puerto Rico
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.