Located at the bases of sandy slopes and maintained by downslope seepage. Soils organic and nearly con- stantly saturated but infrequently flooded. Forested systems dominated by a mixture of broadle- aved evergreen and deciduous tree species. Seldom inundated but with saturated soils during much of the year. At other times, they may be relatively well drained, or at most, saturated by lateral seepage.
Associated soils are allu- vial.
Understory vegetation consists of hydrophytic shrubs, grasses, and herbs. Saw palmetto, gallberry and other typical mesic flatwoods species generally absent. Dominated by willows, buttonbush, or similar appearing vegetation. Hydrology similar to that of cypress, hardwood swamp, or shallow marsh communities. Often developing in bayheads destroyed by fire or other disturbance.