1. Ground water -Ground water (water table or zone of saturation) is at the surface or within the soil root zone during all or part of the growing season.
2. Hydric soils -Soils are characterized by frequent, prolonged saturation and low oxygen content, which lead to anaerobic chemical environments where reduced iron is present.
3. Specialized vegetation, organisms and animals -Plants adapted for growing in standing water or
saturated soils, such as moss, sledges, reeds, cattail and horsetail, rice, mangroves, cypress and cranberries.
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