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Plate 82. -Classification: system Palustrine, class Forested Wetland, SUBCLASS Broad-leaved Deciduous, dominance TYPE Acer 

 rvbrum, water regime Saturated, water chemistry Fresh-Acid, SOIL Organic. Subordinate plants in this red maple swamp 

 include black gum (Nyssa sylvatica), highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum), great laurel (Rhododendron maximum), and 

 winterberry (Ilex verticillata). (Washington County, Rhode Island; June 1977; Photo by F. C. Golet) 



