NYSSACEAE - - Tupelo Family

Nyssa biflora Walter — Swamp Tupelo, Water Gum, Swamp Black Gum

Swamp Tupelo, Water Gum, Swamp Black Gum (Nyssa biflora) - Tree becoming 40 m. tall, with longitudinally ridged bark; leaf-blades oblanceolate, spatulate, or elliptic, mostly 2—12 cm. long; drupe oval or ellipsoid, 10—13 mm. long; stone ellipsoid, 8—10 mm. long or sometimes longer, or rarely smaller.

Habitat:

Blackwater river swamps, depressions in pinelands, pocosins, either where inundated for substantial periods of time or in more-or-less permanently saturated organic peaty soils.

Habitat information from:
Weakley, Alan S., Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States, Working Draft of 21 May 2015.

The range of Nyssa biflora (Swamp Tupelo, Water Gum, Swamp Black Gum)

Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2015. North American Plant Atlas. (http://bonap.net/napa). Chapel Hill, N.C. [maps generated from Kartesz, J.T. 2015. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (in press)].

The Georgia range of Nyssa biflora (Swamp Tupelo, Water Gum, Swamp Black Gum)

Zomlefer, W.B., J.R. Carter, & D.E. Giannasi. 2014 (and ongoing). The Atlas of Georgia Plants. University of Georgia Herbarium (Athens, Georgia) and Valdosta State University Herbarium (Valdosta, Georgia). Available at: http://www.georgiaherbaria.org/.