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.
The mangrove biome, or mangal, is a distinct saline woodland or shrubland habitat characterized by depositional coastal environments, where fine sediments (often with high organic content) collect in areas protected from high-energy wave action.angrove swamps are found in tropical and subtropical tidal areas. Areas where mangal occurs include estuaries and marine shorelines. The intertidal existence to which these trees are adapted represents the major limitation to the number of species able to thrive in their habitat.