🌿Native Nature

Green Buttonwood

Conocarpus erectus

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae ›Phylum: Tracheophyta ›Class: Magnoliopsida ›Order: Myrtales ›Family: Combretaceae ›Genus: Conocarpus

About

Conocarpus erectus, commonly called buttonwood or button mangrove, is a mangrove shrub in the family Combretaceae. This species grows on shorelines in tropical and subtropical regions around the world.