Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Button Mangrove or Buttonwood
Button Mangrove or Buttonwood (Conocarpus erecta) is not a true mangrove, yet this tree usually found in the higher mangrove elevations. They have dark gray bark and leaves which are either oval, leathery and smooth green or sharply pointed with salt glands at the base. Buttons have green flowers that mature into a round purple fruit.
living nature
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