Titi swamp is a
swamp
A swamp is a forested wetland.Keddy, P.A. 2010. Wetland Ecology: Principles and Conservation (2nd edition). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 497 p. Swamps are considered to be transition zones because both land and water play a role in ...
habitat in
Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...
and
Georgia where species of ''
Cliftonia monophylla
''Cliftonia monophylla'', the buck-wheat tree, buckwheat tree or black titi, is a tree native to the southeastern United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is ...
'' ("Buckwheat tree" or "Black titi") and/or ''
Cyrilla racemiflora'' ("Ironwood" or "white titi") predominate. Titi swamps are characterized by their nutrient rich and wet soil that is ideal for the growth of ''Cliftonia monophylia'' and ''Cyrilla racemiflora'', which are both perennial trees/shrubs.
The town of
Ty Ty in
Tift County, Georgia
Tift County is a county located in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 40,118. The county seat is Tifton.
Tift County comprises the Tifton, Georgia Micropolitan Statistical Area.
...
, is named after one of the numerous small creeks named, in turn, for the presence of these scrubby trees in their boggy fringes.
[Goff, John Hedges (2007 reprint) ''Placenames of Georgia: Essays of John H. Goff''. Athens: University of Georgia Press. ]
References
Swamps of Florida
Swamps of Georgia (U.S. state)
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