Swamps are wetlands containing woody plants like trees and shrubs. Forest and shrub swamps are important habitats, especially ...

the marshes. Althaea officinalis, known by its common name marshmallow (or marsh mallow), is a flowering plant in the mallow family that grows in wet, marshy environments, and it gives its name to ...

The salt marshes of northern Kansas are characterized by large areas absolutely destitute of vegetation; by the paucity of species around their margins; and by the entire absence of all woody plants .