Red mangrove Rhizophora mangle seedling washed ashore
Red mangrove Rhizophora mangle seedling washed ashore on beach Gulf of Mexico The seedlings called propagules develop while still hanging from the tree in a process called viviparity Eventually they fall into water below the tree and float until they encounter a substrate in shallow water where they can take root
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