Trees are tall and provide good canopy cover. A common shrub is American beautyberry. Wet Creekbottom Communities . Wet creekbottoms, which in some instances are called baygalls, are generally quite flat and contain shallow, somewhat winding channels. Springs and seepages are common along the margins.
Soils are mucky and usually saturated with water most of the year.
Plants inhabiting these bottoms are water-tolerant. Spring and Seepage Communities . As a result of certain geologic formations in eastern Texas, springs and seepages are often encountered on slopes of hills. Their flora is quite distinct. Laurel greenbrier is a common woody vine.