Cypress Swamp

Betsy Purdum

Found along Fisheating Creek and Gopher Gully just east of U.S. 27. The canopy is dominated by bald cypress. Other canopy species include red maple, sweet bay, and swamp laurel oak. Popash and cabbage palms occur in the subcanopy. The understory is relatively open and includes buttonbush and wax myrtle. Lizard’s tail is an abundant herb. Bromeliads and other epiphytes are found in the branches of the trees and the boots of the cabbage palm leaves.

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