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Red Mangrove

Rhizophora mangle

Found in estuarine and bay shores, beaches. Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), Florida edition What its natural habitat tells you

42
Good

Native to Florida. How scores work Is it native here?

Profile 82%

Light
Partial shade, Full sun
Soil moisture
Wet to standing water
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At a glance

Life cycle
Perennial
Leaves
Evergreen
Bloom
January to December

Not yet recorded · Height · Spread

Recorded in 26 Florida counties.

Natural habitats

Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement. Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

Coastal dunes and beaches

Open sand of beaches, dunes and the hollows between them.

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Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Florida. Shared habitat, not food. 181 animals.

All wildlife of Florida

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

12CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including FL

Genus host records with ranges including FL · Rhizophora

  • Alarodia slossoniaePackard's White Flannel Moth
  • Automeris ioIo Moth
  • Darapsa choerilusAzalea Sphinx
  • Darapsa versicolorHydrangea Sphinx
  • Ecdytolopha insiticianaLocust Twig Borer Moth
  • Euclea delphiniiSpiny Oak-Slug Moth
  • Gymnandrosoma punctidiscanumDotted Gymnast, Dotted Ecdytolopha
  • Oiketicus abbotiiAbbot's Bagworm Moth
  • Oxydia cubanaCuban Spanworm Moth
  • Phocides batabanoMangrove Skipper
Show all 12
  • Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
  • Gymnandrosoma desotanum
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
0BeesSoutheastern regional records
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Rhizophoraceae
Flower color
Yellow or green

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope

Conservation status

Florida rankS3S4
Global rankG5
FL statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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