Type 8
Bog
Soil: Usually waterlogged
Hydrology: Water table at or near the surface
Vegetation:Woody, herbaceous, or both supporting a spongy covering of mosses; typical plants are heath shrubs, sphagnum mosses, sedges, leatherleaf, Labrador tea, cranberry, and cottongrass; may include stunted black spruce and tamarack
Common sites: Mostly on shallow glacial lake basins and depressions, flat terrains, and along sluggish streams
NWI Symbols: PFO2, 4, and 7B; PSS2, 3, 4, and 7B
