grassland with waterlogged soil; often inundated for short periods but without standing water in the growing season
Emergent wetlands that are generally seasonally flooded and have saturated soil for much of the growing season. Wet meadows are dominated by grasses, sedges and rushes and are very often cultivated or pastured.
an area which is usually seasonally wet and dominated by hydrophytic sedges and grasses which are common only to wetland areas.
a wetland that is inundated early in the season and dries out later in the season.
An open site with few woody plants (trees and shrubs). Standing water is present in spring and early summer but not year round. However, the soil always stays quite moist.
Grassland with waterlogged soil near the surface but without standing water for most of the year.
A wet meadow is a semi-wetland meadow which is saturated with water throughout much of the year. Wet meadows may occur because of poor drainage or the receipt of large amounts of water from rain or melted snow. They may also occur in riparian zones.