Horrible but True Natural World Dangerous Waters Hunters and Hunted Weird Plants Prehistoric Life Natural Disasters History Exploration Unusual Events

Choose a Page:Slow GrowerShooting UpNoisy FlowerChemical WeaponsDesert PlantsBig And SmellySlow And SweetAncient AlgaeRoot Crop*Short Of Breath*BladderwortNo EscapeVenus FlytrapCrocus CormsAncient SeedsSurvival TechniquesGreen Giants Short Of Breath Mangroves grow on tropical coasts and in muddy swamps. The mud in which they grow contains only minute quantities of oxygen and the plants are regularly submerged at high tide. As a result, their roots have developed into knobbly tubes extending upward into the air.   Previous: Back Book: Horrible but True Section: Natural World Chapter: Weird Plants