The vegetation of bay swamps is dominated by evergreen shrubs and trees. Bay swamps are either dominated by sweet bay, loblolly bay, or mixtures of sweet bay, loblolly bay, and red bay. Scattered slash pine and pond pine and an occasional cypress are also found in this community. Bay swamps are characterized by the following species. Bay Swamp Menu Home Fauna Bay swamps support a wide variety of wildlife.
Most mammals use bay swamps for cover.