Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

black mangrove

Avicennia germinans

Spanish: Mangle negro

black mangrove (Avicennia germinans)
Photographed by ana_ozomahtli on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

The black mangrove (Avicennia germinans), is a shrub in the acanthus family, Acanthaceae. It grows in tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, on both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, and on the Atlantic coast of tropical Africa, where it thrives on the sandy and muddy shores that seawater reaches. It is common throughout coastal areas of Texas and Florida, and ranges as far north as southern Louisiana and coastal Georgia in the United States. Most often recorded in Apr.

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Lamiales › Acanthaceae
Local records3 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records13,032 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2019 – 2020
Months recorded near La Saladita
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “black mangrove (Avicennia germinans) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/avicennia-germinans/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.