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Document Type
Specimen
Publication Date
8-4-1992
Occurrence ID (GUID)
urn:uuid:bfe32dfe-4494-4f2b-8987-dfc0c1e160ca
Barcode Number
EIU012030
Other ID Number
74076
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Order
Lamiales
Family
Acanthaceae
Genus
Avicennia
Specific Epithet
germinans
Recorded By
Abbott, J. Richard
Associated Collectors
Mears, Randy L.
Record Number
3596
Remarks
Mosaic of coastal mangrove swamp with Conocarpus erectus, Laguncularia racemosa, Rhizophora mangle and tidal swamp with Sarcocornia perennis, Sesuvium portulacastrum, Distichlis spicata, Sporobolus virginicus, Fimbristylis spadicea, Juncus roemerianus
Habitat
Coastal mangrove swamp. Tidal swamp.
Attributes
Shrub or tree to ca 8 m, commonly only 2-3 m tall; flowers white.
Associated Taxa
Conocarpus erectus, Laguncularia racemosa, Rhizophora mangle, Sarcocornia perennis, Sesuvium portulacastrum, Distichlis spicata, Sporobolus virginicus, Fimbristylis spadicea, Juncus roemerianus
Reproductive Condition
Flowering
Country
USA
State/Province
Florida
County
Hillsborough
Locality
W of Tampa, SE of Oldsmar, on small peninsula between Double Branch Bay and Mobbly Bay, Upper Tampa Bay County Park, 8001 Double Branch Road; accessed S off Hillsborough Avenue (= C.R. 580) ca 1 mile E of the Pinellas county line.
Decimal Latitude
28.014444
Decimal Longitude
-82.633611
Datum
WGS84
Verbatim Coordinates
28° 0' 52" N 82° 38' 1" W
