### id253494226 mangroves breathe via roots > **breathe in a variety of ways**: Some mangroves grow pencil-like roots that stick up out of the dense, wet ground like snorkels. These breathing tubes, called pneumatophores, allow mangroves to cope with daily flooding by the tides. Pneumatophores take in oxygen from the air unless they're clogged or submerged for too long. - [View Highlight](https://amnh.org/explore/videos/biodiversity/mangroves-the-roots-of-the-sea/what-is-a-mangrove?__readwiseLocation=0%2F0%2F5%2F9%2F1%2F3%2F1%2F9%2F3%2F31%3A0%2C1%2F5%2F9%2F1%2F3%2F1%2F9%2F3%2F31%3A294#:~:text=breathe%20in%20a%20variety%20of%2Cor%20submerged%20for%20too%20long.) - [[What is a Mangrove And What Does It Do#id253494226 mangroves breathe via roots|View in Vault]]