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West Gulf Coastal Plain: Large River Bottomland Hardwood Forest
Area: 179,673 acres (72,711 ha)
Description of Mapped Type: This type is mapped on bottomland soils across a variety of
hydrologic regimes and various stages of disturbance. Common overstory trees may include
water oak, pecan, willow oak, sugar hackberry, post oak, sweetgum, green ash, blackgum,
slippery elm, American elm, sycamore, and black willow. Shrubs such as common buttonbush
and river birch may occur in well-watered areas.
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