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Laguncularia racemosa (Linnaeus) C.F. Gaertner. Common name: White Mangrove, White Buttonwood. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Tidal swamps, mangroves. Distribution: N. FL peninsula southwards (from Volusia County on the east coast and Levy County on the west coast) to s. FL; widespread in the Neotropics north to s. TX; West Indies; w. Africa.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl4, FNA10, GW2, K4, Meso4.1, Mex, S, S13, SFla, WH3; Conocarpus racemosus Linnaeus. Basionym: Conocarpus racemosus L. 1759

Links to other floras: = Laguncularia racemosa - FNA10

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Great Plains: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 6

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