Table 31: Palustrine types using Level 3 attributes. Pp = permanent wetland types, Pt = temporary wetland types, Psp = permanent saline wetland types, Pst = temporary saline wetland types, Pu = unknown Located Water Water Dominant Finer scale on Type Description type regime vegetation vegetation floodplain Fresh Commonly Tree Paperbark Yes Pp1: Pp1.1: Permanent Pp1.1.1: Permanent Permanent wetlands on wet Permanent paperbark swamps floodplain paperbark floodplains; vegetation is swamp forest swamps emergent and dominated by paperbark. No Pp1.1.2: Permanent As for Pp1.1.1, but not on paperbark swamps floodplains. Sedge Tall emergent Yes Pp2.1: Permanent tall Pp2.1.1: Permanent Permanent Pp2: wetlands on aquatic emergent marshes floodplain tall emergent floodplains; Permanent vegetation is marshes dominated marsh by emergent aquatic species, including Typha, Phragmities, Eleocharis, some Juncus species, Includes species in height. ≥1m No Pp2.1.2: Permanent tall As for Pp2.1.1, but not on emergent marshes floodplains. Sedge Aquatic Yes Pp2.2: Permanent Pp2.2.1: Permanent Permanent wetlands on sedge/grass/forb sedge/grass/forb floodplain floodplains; vegetation is marshes marshes emergent, but can also include submergent species as well. Height of emergent species is typically ≤1m – can include species from Cyperus, Myriophyllum, Triglochin, Eleocharis, Sporobolus, Amphibromus, Pseudoraphis spinescens etc. Includes obligate aquatics as well as amphibious species in littoral zones. No Pp2.2.2: Permanent As for Pp2.2.1, but not on marshes floodplains.
Table 31: Palustrine types using Level 3 attributes. Pp = permanent wetland types, Pt = temporary wetland types, Psp = permanent saline wetland types, Pst = temporary saline wetland types, Pu = unknown Water type Water regime Dominant vegetation Finer scale vegetation Located on floodplain Type Description Fresh Commonly wet Tree Paperbark Yes Pp1: Permanent swamp forest Pp1.1: Permanent paperbark swamps Pp1.1.1: Permanent floodplain paperbark swamps Permanent wetlands on floodplains; vegetation is emergent and dominated by paperbark. No Pp1.1.2: Permanent paperbark swamps As for Pp1.1.1, but not on floodplains. Sedge Tall emergent aquatic Yes Pp2: Permanent marsh Pp2.1: Permanent tall emergent marshes Pp2.1.1: Permanent floodplain tall emergent marshes Permanent wetlands on floodplains; vegetation is dominated by emergent aquatic species, including Typha, Phragmities, Eleocharis, some Juncus species, Includes species ≥1m in height. No Pp2.1.2: Permanent tall emergent marshes As for Pp2.1.1, but not on floodplains. Sedge Aquatic sedge/grass/forb Yes Pp2.2: Permanent sedge/grass/forb marshes Pp2.2.1: Permanent floodplain marshes Permanent wetlands on floodplains; vegetation is emergent, but can also include submergent species as well. Height of emergent species is typically ≤1m – can include species from Cyperus, Myriophyllum, Triglochin, Eleocharis, Sporobolus, Amphibromus, Pseudoraphis spinescens etc. Includes obligate aquatics as well as amphibious species in littoral zones. No Pp2.2.2: Permanent marshes As for Pp2.2.1, but not on floodplains.
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