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Service Notice

The Western Australian Herbarium’s collections management system, WAHerb, and DBCA’s taxonomic names application, WACensus, have been set to read-only mode since 1 October 2025. Recent taxonomic changes are not reflected in Florabase, herbarium collections, or in the census. We are hoping to be able to reinstate services around December 15; we will provide an update at that time.

The notice period started at 9:00 am on Wednesday, 1 October 2025 +08:00 and will end at 12:00 pm on Monday, 15 December 2025 +08:00.

Avicennia marina (Forssk.) Vierh. subsp. marina

Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Mangrove shrub or tree, 1.5-6(-16) m high. Fl. orange, Nov to Dec or Jan to Mar. In the inter-tidal zone of muddy or sandy flats in estuaries.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 11 December 1996

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Pilbara, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Cape Range, Perth, Roebourne, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Leeuwin-Naturaliste, Pilbara (nearshore).
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Bunbury, Harvey, Karratha, Port Hedland, Shark Bay.