Black and white mangroves excrete salt from under their leaves, and red mangroves filter the salinity of sea water.
Joe came slithering out of the sawgrass and white mangrove, eager to see who was invading its territory.
Native wetlands are dominated by red, black, and white mangroves.
They are not a specific kind of tree, but a way of being a tree; several unrelated species (black mangroves, white mangroves, etc) are involved.
The order includes also the black and white mangroves, and many plants noted for medicinal use or for beauty of bloom.
Fading in the intense heat, we climbed eagerly into the Zodiac for an offshore ride through a swamp thick with red, black and white mangroves.
About 50 yards away sat a lone white mangrove with a giant nest on top, guarded by a reddish egret.
These shell paths and boardwalks circle a series of ponds surrounded by red, black and white mangroves.
Predominant in the bay area are Avicennia marina (gray or white mangrove) together with 15 species of mangroves belonging to 9 families that grow there.
Avicennia marina (gray or white mangrove)