Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero
Green Buttonwood
Conocarpus erectus
Spanish: Mangle botoncillo
Conocarpus erectus, commonly called buttonwood or button mangrove, is a mangrove shrub in the family Combretaceae. This species grows on shorelines in tropical and subtropical regions around the world.
TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Myrtales › Combretaceae
Local records46 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records16,875 on iNaturalist
Most recent records2025 – 2026
Months of the 8 most recent records
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Recent local sightings
- 2026-04-27 — observation by antonio_perez2
- 2026-04-27 — observation by isa_moguel
- 2026-04-23 — observation by alex_nava_hernandez
- 2026-02-03 — observation by jwagner1960
- 2025-11-19 — observation by jessyav
- 2025-11-02 — observation by zihuadean
Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Plants guide iNaturalist Wikipedia
Cite as: “Green Buttonwood (Conocarpus erectus) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/conocarpus-erectus/, 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.