Avicennia marina subsp. australasica
Common Name:
Grey Mangrove
Family:
Distribution (from Flora of Victoria):
Victorian Volcanic Plain, Otway Plain, Gippsland Plain, Wilsons Promontory, (NPT) and all mainland states
Map - Australasian Virtual Herbarium
Distribution and ecological preference at Wilsons Promontory (if known):
Common on shallow mudflats around Corner Inlet and in the west (eg. Western Port and Swan Bay)
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Coastal shallows and estuaries
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Flower Description:
White
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Habit:
Dense shrub
Distinguishing characteristics (within family/genus):
This is the only mangrove species at the Prom
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Conservation status:
Rare in Victoria
References:
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Meagher, D. and Kohout, M. (2001). “A field guide to Wilsons Promontory”. Oxford University Press, South Melbourne, Vic.
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Ellis, M. (unpublished). “A Field Guide to South Gippsland Flora”.