Mangroves are shrubs or small trees that grow in coastal saline or brackish water. The term is also used for tropical coastal vegetation consisting of such species. Mangroves occur worldwide in the tropics and subtropics. Mangroves are salt tolerant trees, also called halophytes, and are adapted to life in harsh coastal conditions. They contain a complex salt filtration system and complex root system to cope with salt water immersion and wave action. They are adapted to the low oxygen (anoxic) conditions of waterlogged mud.

Mangroves are one of the two most commonly used plants in terraforming. They can be found on the coasts and wetlands of almost all terraformed worlds. Usually with little to no alteration to their genome.

Several different species are used can be found on Terra 47. All of them are the same as their Old Earth counterparts.

Coastal halophyte tree