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The southern coastal plain nonriverine cypress dome is a forested wetland community found in the southern Atlantic coastal plain, in the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
They are small forested wetlands characterized by their dome-shaped appearance, with taller trees in the center and shorter trees around the perimeter. These wetlands occur on poorly drained depressions surrounded by pine flatwoods. The stagnant water in these wetlands is highly acidic. It is 1 to 4 feet deep in the center, becoming shallower at the margins.
Pond cypress dominates the canopy, which it shares with swamp tupelo and sweetgum. Shrubs include myrtle holly , dog hobble , southern wax myrtle , buttonbush , sweet pepperbush , fetterbush lyonia , and snowbell.