COASTAL DUNES
OF RIA LAGARTOS BIOSPHERE RESERVE
Yucatán, México

dunes of RIA Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
Dunes just inland from the Gulf of Mexico. The tall, slender stalks belong to Caribbean Agaves.
vegetation behind dunes of RIA Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
Vegetation seen looking inland from atop the dunes. That's Chit Palm in the foreground. 
 SHORTCUTS TO IMPORTANT PLANT GROUPS: 
  VINY | PALMS | CACTI | AGAVE | SHRUBBY 

Characteristic plants of the coastal dune zone -- which includes the non-marshy area just behind them -- include the following (click on names for more):

VINY

PALMS

CACTI

AGAVE

SHRUBBY