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- American Elm (Ulmus americana)
Large deciduous tree with a graceful vase-shaped form and rough, serrated leaves turning
yellow in fall.
- Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum)
Iconic swamp tree with flared base and "knees"; thrives in standing water.
- Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)
Rooted in or near shallow water; spherical white flowers attract pollinators.
- Cabbage Palmetto / Sabal Palmetto (Sabal palmetto)
State tree; found along freshwater rivers, swamps, floodplain hammocks and upland
sites.
- Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis)
Fast-growing wetland shrub; white flower clusters and dark edible fruit.
- Red Maple (Acer rubrum)
Extremely adaptable to many soil types; early spring blooms; bright red fall foliage.
- Swamp Poplar (Populus heterophylla)
Large deciduous tree of wet bottomlands, with broad triangular leaves and deeply furrowed
bark, thriving in swampy or seasonally flooded soils.
- Swamp Tupelo (Nyssa biflora)
Common in wetter soils of swamps, bogs, and bottomlands. Fruit eaten by wildlife.
- Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)
Star-shaped leaves; prefers moist lowlands and swamp edges, but also found in uplands.
- Water Oak (Quercus nigra)
Semi-evergreen oak common on wetland edges, low flats and uplands.
- Wax Myrtle / Southern Bayberry (Morella cerifera)
Aromatic evergreen found on slightly drier wetland margins; fruit critical for migrating
birds.
- Willow Oak (Quercus phellos)
Common in bottomlands, wet flatwoods and rich uplands; narrow, willow-like leaves.
