| A | B |
|---|
| red mangrove | Rhizophora mangle |
| black mangrove | Avicennia germinans |
| white mangrove | Laguncularia racemosa |
| vascular plants | Phylum Tracheophyta |
| flowering plants | Class Angiospermae |
| reed grass | Phragmites |
| smooth cordgrass | Spartina alterniflora |
| rough cordgrass | Spartina patens |
| turtle grass | Thalassia species |
| eel grass | Zostera marina |
| buttonwood | Conocarpus erectus |
| pneumatophore | upright roots of black mangrove |
| propagules | seedlings of red mangrove |
| salt glands | adaptation to help remove excess salt from marine plants |
| waxy coating | adaptation of the leaves of marine plants to help conserve moisture |
| prickly pear cactus | Opuntia species |
| short life cycle | adaptation of marsh grasses to lessen stresses of living in a harsh environment |
| rhizomes | underground stems that help anchor marine plants |
| prop roots | long, aerial buttress roots that help support red mangrove |
| The Sunderban | world's largest mangrove habitat, located between India and Bangladesh |
