Grey Mangrove
Avicennia marina
Family Acanthaceae
Wetland Native
About
Fringes the tidal lake edges of Coombabah Lakelands, one of only five Queensland wetlands on the Ramsar international convention list, sending up pencil-like breathing roots from the mud.
How to spot it
Smooth grey flaking bark, glossy leaves with silvery undersides, pneumatophores (peg roots) standing upright from the mud around the base.
Documented on these trails
Found in
- Coombabah Lakelands Conservation Area — South East Queensland hikes
Source: Wikipedia - Coombabah Lake Conservation Park / Avicennia marina
Photo: MurielBendel (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons