White Mangrove (Laguncularia racemosa)

So called for their whitish bark -The most noticeable feature of this tree are the leaves, which typically have uniform light green colour and small notches at their tips, as well as two small bumps on opposite sides of the leaf stem base. Some believe that these bumps secrete sugar and are called 'nectaries.' When these bumps attract ants, it is believed that the ants aide in control of harmful insects. Others think that they are used for salt exclusion.

When the fruits drop to the substrate underwater, the seed walls become spongy and the seedlings emerge.

White mangroves are less tolerant of flooding, and very rarely produce pneumatophore roots. Therefore, they are found more inland than the other species. They are typically a single trunk with very few distinguishing features. Whites are usually more tolerant of disturbance and cutting.