There are about 65 species of plants that a Mangrove Forest holds. Here are the three most common types of Mangrove trees:
This is a red mangrove tree. They attain heights of up to 25 m. They flower throughout the year, but peaking in spring and summer. They are distinguished by other mangroves from the network of roots that hold them up and how they are different. Their leaves are glossy green with a pale version of that on the leaf underside.
This is a black mangrove tree. They are found usually growing inland of red mangrove trees. They can reach up to 20 m in height. They are told apart from other mangrove trees by their vertical branches, called pneumatophores, that grow upwards from cable roots underneath the soil. The leaves of black mangroves tend to be thinner than that of red mangroves and they are usually encrusted with salt.
This is a white mangrove tree. They are more likely to grow in high marsh areas, inland of both black and red mangrove trees. They are shorter than both black and red mangroves, only reaching 15 m in maximum height. They have oval-shaped leaves that are somewhat flattened. They flower in spring and early summer.