Wetlands Trees

Florida's wetlands tree species are specially adapted to live in such a fluctuating environment. Special physiological and morphological adaptations allow these species to survive. The species composition and different kinds of wetlands are determined by a number of environmental factors including hydro-period, nutrient inputs, and fire.

Cypress

• Pondcypress (Taxodium distichum var. distichum)
• Baldcypress (Taxodium distichum var. nutans)

Bay

• Sweetbay Magnolia (Magnolia virginiana)
• Swamp Bay (Persea palustris)

Tupelo

• Swamp tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora)
• Water tupelo (Nyssa aquatica)

Adaptations

• butressed trunks - for additional support and stabilization
• pneumataphores - increased respiration
• cypress knees - not fully known (respiration, stabilization)