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Florida swamps

This article is about the wetland habitats in Florida. For the real estate scam, see Swampland in Florida.

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Florida swamps include a variety of wetland habitats. Because of its high water table, substantial rainfall, and often flat geography, the U.S. state of Florida has a proliferation of swamp areas, some of them unique to the state.^{[1][citation needed]}

Swamp types in Florida include:

• Cypress dome - most common swamp habitat in Florida^[2]
• Strand swamp
• Floodplain swamp
• Titi swamp
• Tupelo gum swamp
• Mangrove swamp

Notable swamps[edit]

• Green Swamp (Florida) (including the Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve), Polk County
• Everglades
• Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in southwest Florida north of Naples, Florida
• Okefenokee Swamp, straddling the Georgia–Florida border
• Barley Barber Swamp
• Santa Fe Swamp

Animal species[edit]

Rare animals inhabiting swamps include:

• the Florida panther, an endangered subspecies of cougar (Puma concolor).
• the American alligator

Plant species[edit]

Some of the species found in the various types of swamps include:

• Cypress
  • bald cypress (Taxodium distichum)
  • pond cypress (Taxodium ascendens)
• red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle)
• Palms
  • cabbage palm (Sabal palmetto)
  • Florida royal palm (Roystonea regia)
• sawgrass (Cladium jamaicense)
• Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides)

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