Home › value › vsp_64

Swamp Cypress (VSP_64)

DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.

RDF: vsp_64.ttl

Name

swampCypress

Attribute

VSP Vegetation Species

Definition

Any tree species capable of growing in habitats that are regularly covered with freshwater hydric soils, excluding various genera of mangrove (for example: rhizophora species, sonneratia species, aveicennia species, bruguiera species) and nipa palm (nypa species).

Description

Various tree species capable of growing in non-tidal swamps Common Northern American species may include Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum), Atlantic White Cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides), Water Tupelo (Nyssa aquatic) or Overcup Oak (Quercus lyrata).

Accepted

2013-10-18

Allowed for

• BH095 Wetland

RWOI terms naming it

• RWO_05266 Cypress Swamp

Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.