<P> Cypress swamps can be found throughout the Everglades , but the largest covers most of Collier County . The Big Cypress Swamp is located to the west of the sawgrass prairies and sloughs , and it is commonly called `` The Big Cypress . '' The name refers to its area rather than the height or diameter of the trees ; at its most conservative estimate , the swamp measures 1,200 square miles ( 3,100 km ) , but the hydrologic boundary of The Big Cypress can be calculated at over 2,400 square miles ( 6,200 km ) . Most of The Big Cypress sits atop a bedrock covered by a thinner layer of limestone . The limestone underneath the Big Cypress contains quartz , which creates sandy soil that hosts a variety of vegetation different from what is found in other areas of the Everglades . The basin for The Big Cypress receives on average 55 inches ( 140 cm ) of water in the wet season . </P>
<P> Cypress swamps can be found throughout the Everglades , but the largest covers most of Collier County . The Big Cypress Swamp is located to the west of the sawgrass prairies and sloughs , and it is commonly called `` The Big Cypress . '' The name refers to its area rather than the height or diameter of the trees ; at its most conservative estimate , the swamp measures 1,200 square miles ( 3,100 km ) , but the hydrologic boundary of The Big Cypress can be calculated at over 2,400 square miles ( 6,200 km ) . Most of The Big Cypress sits atop a bedrock covered by a thinner layer of limestone . The limestone underneath the Big Cypress contains quartz , which creates sandy soil that hosts a variety of vegetation different from what is found in other areas of the Everglades . The basin for The Big Cypress receives on average 55 inches ( 140 cm ) of water in the wet season . </P>
the dominant vegetation in an everglades slough includes
the dominant vegetation in an everglades slough includes
Cypress
Cypress