REED CANARY GRASS COMMON NAMES: Reed canary grass, ribbon grass, and gardenerâs garters SCIENTIFIC NAME: Phalaris arundinacea Phalaris is Greek for grass with shiny spikelets. In Latin âarundoâ is reed and the ending âaceaâ is âresemblance,â making arundinacea or âreed-like.â DISTRIBUTION: Native to Europe, reed canary grass has been speculated as being also indigenous to Asia and parts of North America. In the U.S., it is now present in 43 states.
Mangroves are a group of trees and shrubs that live in the coastal intertidal zone. Mangrove forest in Loxahatchee, Florida. There are about 80 different species of mangrove trees. All of these trees grow in areas with low-oxygen soil, where slow-moving waters allow fine sediments to accumulate.Mangrove forests only grow at tropical and subtropical latitudes near the equator because they cannot withstand freezing temperatures.Many mangrove forests can be recognized by their dense tangle of prop roots that make the trees appear to be standing on stilts above the water.here are about 80 different species of mangrove trees. All of these trees grow in areas with low-oxygen soil, where slow-moving waters allow fine sediments to accumulate.
Introduction. Mangrove swamp is an easily recognized habitat along tropical and subtropical coastlines and brackish estuaries and deltas, where evergreen trees and shrubs thrive in tideland mud or sand flats inundated daily with sea water. These flats are found mostly along bays and inlets protected from heavy waves.pecies that are less resistant to salt damage grow on the landward edge of mangal, where high tides reach only infrequently, or along river banks (estuarine mangrove), where freshwater mingles with sea water due to tidal influences.