Vascular Plant Herbarium

Vascular Plant Database Family Results

Category: Dicots
Family Name: Nyssaceae

Nyssa - [maps | photos]

• Nyssa aquatica L.
  NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
  Common Name: water tupelo

• Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. var. biflora (Walt.) Sarg.
  NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
  Common Name: swamp gum
  Synonyms:
  

         • Nyssa biflora Walt.

         • Nyssa biflora Walt.

• Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. var. sylvatica
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative
  Common Name: black gum, black tupelo

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*Non-native taxon known to be naturalized in Tennessee

All names & statuses follow the Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee (2015).
Click here for a description of rare, threatened, or endangered (RTE) status & National Wetland Indicator (NWI) status.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact Dr. Jessica M. Budke or Margaret Oliver.