Swamp Tupelo
Nyssa biflora
Summary 5
Nyssa biflora, commonly referred to as the swamp tupelo, or blackgum is a species of tupelo that lives in wetland habitats. Swamp tupelo grows chiefly in the coastal plains from Delaware, eastern Maryland, and southeastern Virginia, south to southern Florida and west to eastern Texas. Its range extends north up the Mississippi Valley to southern Arkansas and west and south Tennessee.
General description 6
Nyssa biflora Walter
Distribution
Wet pine flatwoods (WPF-T), wet pine savannas (SPS-T, SPS-RF, WLPS).
Notes
Occasional. Apr–Jun ; Aug–Oct . Thornhill 230, 256 (NCSC). Specimens seen in the vicinity: Sandy Run [RMK]: Taggart SARU 235 (WNC!). [= Nyssa sylvatica Marshall var. biflora (Walter) Sarg. sensu RAB; = Weakley]
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More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
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- eFloras.org
- Flora of North America (beta)
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- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- Maryland Biodiversity Project
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- Tropicos
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- World Flora Online
