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Swamp tupelo

Nyssa biflora

Also called Swamp Blackgum, Swamp Black Gum

Swamp tupelo
Photo: Chris M, CC BY 2.0
Family
Nyssaceae (Nyss family)
Grows as
Tree
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
Illinois to New Jersey and E. Texas
Climate
temperate

About

Nyssa biflora, commonly referred to as the swamp tupelo, or swamp black-gum is a species of tupelo that lives in wetland habitats in the United States.

Other Nyssa plants

Water tupelo · Java Tupelo · Ogeechee tupelo · Chinese tupelo · Blackgum · Nyssa yunnanensis · Tupelo

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Nyssa biflora by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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