Red mangroves can be found in the coastal, temperate forests of North America in Hudson Bay in the Salton Sea In tropical and subtropical coasts around the world A "sea pencil" is a pneumatophore a propagule a prop-root a mangrove twig The red mangrove tree is considered "viviparous," meaning it is vivacious and fast-growing it basically gives live birth it is a carnivorous plant it is the primary habitat for tree vipers The propagule can float for long distances before it roots into the earth True False Time's up