Mangrove Preserve
Mangroves and coast in Biscayne Bay, Miami
A protected tidal wetland along south Biscayne Bay featuring dense native mangrove forests.
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What to see
- Dense stands of red mangrove with arching prop roots growing into tidal waters and canal edges.
- Black mangroves with pencil-like aerial pneumatophores protruding from saturated shoreline soils.
- White mangrove and buttonwood stands lining the higher, inland edges of the tidal swamp.
- Views across the mangrove canopy and Biscayne Bay from the adjacent L-31E levee corridor.
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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Nearby plant places
Black Point Park
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Cutler Wetlands Preserve
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Hattie Bauer Hammock Preserve
A historic tropical hardwood hammock harboring rare solution-hole ferns and pioneer-era stone ruins.
Seminole Wayside Park
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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.
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