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.
Mangroves are tropical plants that are adapted to loose, wet soils, salt water, and being periodically submerged by tides. Four major factors appear to limit the distribution of mangroves: climate salt water tidal fluctuation soil type There are more that 50 species of mangroves found throughout the world.Three species of mangroves are native to Florida: red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle), Black mangrove (Avicennia germinans) and White mangrove (Laguncularia racemosa).he leaves are up to 3 inches long, elliptical (rounded at both ends), yellowish in color, and have two distinguishing glands at the base of each leaf blade where the stem begins. White mangroves are usually located in elevations higher and farther upland than either the red or black mangroves.