You may also find red maple, sweetgum, and water hickory. Slightly more upland, you may find swamp chestnut oak. The tallest trees may often be pines. These communities occur on level or gently sloping land or in depressed areas. Seepage water from upland areas keeps the bay swamps almost constantly wet.
Hydric hammocks are upland, drier versions of hardwood swamps.
These contain a mixture of broad-leafed evergreen and deciduous trees. Cabbage palmettos are often found here. Hydric hammocks are seldom flooded but have saturated soils much of the year. Here is a list of some of the words you will need to know in order to make learning about wetlands easier. A mixture of salt water and fresh water found in estuaries and vital to estuary ecosystems.