Description:
Freshwater Palustrine wetland semi-permanently to permanently flooded on a yearly basis. Woody Scrub-shrub vegetation of Buttonbush with several old cypress present.
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Conditions: Ancient Ohio River channel abandoned several hundred years ago has gradually filled in with sediment and organic material. Permanently flooded swamp prevades throughout large stretches of the channel and floodplain.
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Dominant Plants: |
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Scientific Name: |
Common Buttonbush |
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Cephalanthus occidentalis |
Bald Cypress |
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Taxodium distichum |
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Disturbances: |
Comments: Cypress trees greater than 20 feet tall provide less than 30% of the upper canopy cover. Scrub-shrub less than 20 feet tall provides greater than 30% canopy cover, and is classified as Scrub-shrub. |