Type 3
Shallow Marsh
Soil: Usually waterlogged early during growing season
Hydrology: Often covered with 6 inches or more of water
Vegetation: Grasses, bulrush, spikerush, and various other marsh plants, such as cattail, arrowhead, pickerelweed, and smartweed
Common sites: May nearly fill shallow lake basins or sloughs; may border deep marshes on landward side, commonly as seep areas near irrigated lands
NWI Symbols: PEMC and F
