Black Point Park
Mangroves and coast in Cutler Bay, Miami
Explore coastal mangrove wetlands and shoreline flora along a 1.5-mile jetty into Biscayne Bay.
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What to see
- Tidal mangrove fringes dominated by stilt-rooted red mangroves and pneumatophore-bearing black mangroves.
- A 1.5-mile jetty path extending into Biscayne Bay, bordered by salt-tolerant coastal plants.
- Mangrove-fringed paddling routes that offer close views of estuarine vegetation.
- Biscayne Trail and Black Creek Trail, which pass through wetland margins and canal waterways.
Plants you can see here
- Red mangrove Rhizophora mangle
- Black mangrove Avicennia germinans
- White mangrove Laguncularia racemosa
- Buttonwood Conocarpus erectus
- Saltwort Batis maritima
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Sources
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Nearby plant places
Cutler Wetlands Preserve
A restored coastal flow-way rehydrating native mangrove wetlands and tidal flats along Biscayne Bay.
Mangrove Preserve
A protected tidal wetland along south Biscayne Bay featuring dense native mangrove forests.
Ned Glenn Nature Reserve
A rare remnant of pine rockland forest harboring endangered native flora on rugged limestone bedrock.
Whispering Pines Hammock Park
A protected five-acre slice of native rockland hammock preserved atop the Miami Rock Ridge.
Old Cutler Hammock Park
Tropical hardwood hammock and pine rockland atop ancient karst limestone and deep solution holes.
Deering Estate
Coastal pine rocklands and rare tropical hardwood hammocks perched along Biscayne Bay's limestone ridge.
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