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Vegetation composed of algae, bryophytes, lichens, or vascular plants that are usually hydrophytic 

 perennials. 



9. Vegetation composed predominantly of nonvascular species. 



10. Vegetation macrophytic algae, mosses, or lichens growing in water or the 



splash zone of shores AQUATIC BED 



10. Vegetation mosses or lichens usually growing on organic soils and always outside the splash zone 

 of shores MOSS-LICHEN WETLAND 



9. Vegetation composed predominantly of vascular species. 



11. Vegetation herbaceous 



12. Vegetation emergents EMERGENT WETLAND 



12. Vegetation submergent, floating-leaved, or floating AQUATIC BED 



11. Vegetation trees or shrubs 13 



13. Dominants less than 6 m (20 feet) tall SCRUB-SHRUB WETLAND 



13. Dominants 6 m tall or taller FORESTED WETLAND 



