Pocosin is a term for a type of palustrine wetland with deep, acidic, sandy, peat soils. Groundwater saturates the soil except during brief seasonal dry spells and during prolonged droughts. Pocosin soils are nutrient deficient (oligotrophic), especially in phosphorus. Pocosins occur in the Atlantic coastal plain of North America, spanning from so...
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<botany> A bog that has formed in a shallow, undrained depression, the surrounding land being somewhat elevated, the vegetation predominantly evergreen shrubs or small trees. Pocosins vary greatly in size. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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Freshwater bay swamp (bays are broadleaf evergreen trees of various families) in the Atlantic Coastal Plain.
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