Bald Cypress - Mixed Tupelo Intermediate Swamp – CEGL007432

A very dense, seasonally flooded swamp dominated by bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) and swamp tupelo (Nyssa biflora) along the Blackwater River north of Cherry Grove, Southampton County.  Thickets of shrubs, vines, and switch cane (Arundinaria tecta), along with hidden cypress knees and resident eastern cottonmouths (Agkistrodon piscivorus) can make these swamps somewhat treacherous to explore and plot-sample.  South Quay Sandhills State Natural Area Preserve.