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| Flower 11/20/2012 Hugh Taylor Birch State Park, Ft. Lauderdale |
Buttowood / Buttonbush / Button Mangrove
= Conocarpus erectus
Family: Combretaceae (White Mangrove)
Buttonwood is a mangrove shrub or tree
growing on shorelines in tropical and
subtropical regions around the world.
The flowers are button-like with no petals,
5-8 mm in diameter.
The fruit is a cluster of red to brown, 5-15 mm,
the seed heads burst when ripe and are
dispersed by water.
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