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Black mangrove is valuable in restoring brackish and salt water marshes due to its ability to filter and trap sediments. Mangrove forests, which include black mangrove, have a high capacity as a sink for excess nutrients and pollutants. It also mixes well with other native plants to reduce wave energy.
Black mangrove is a subtropical woody shrub that grows in salt marshes. Mangroves are very hardy and have become adapted to harsh environments where water and salinity levels fluctuate. There are no known pests that could threaten black mangrove stands in the wild.
The black mangrove grows at elevations slightly higher than the red mangrove where tidal change exposes the roots to air. The pencil-shaped pneumatophores originate from underground horizontal roots projecting from the soil around the tree