Nyssa ursina Small. Common name: Bear Tupelo, Apalachicola Tupelo. Phenology: Apr-Jun; Aug-Oct. Habitat: Stringers, flatwoods depressions. Distribution: Endemic to Panhandle FL (Apalachicola lowlands region; Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gulf, Liberty, and Wakulla counties).
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Other Comments: A 1-3 m tall shrub or small tree, intricately branched, related to N. biflora. Because of the co-occurrence of this and N. biflora in the FL Panhandle, it seems best to recognize this taxon at the species level.
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA12, K4, S, Burckhalter (1992); Nyssa biflora Walter ssp. 1 — Zhou et al (2018); = Nyssa biflora Walter var. ursina (Small) D.B.Ward — Ward (2008b); = Nyssa sylvatica Marshall var. ursina (Small) Wen & Stuessy — Wen & Stuessy (1993); < Nyssa sylvatica Marshall var. biflora (Walter) Sarg. — Fl5, GW2, WH3, Eyde (1966). Basionym: Nyssa ursina Small 1927
Links to other floras: = Nyssa ursina - FNA12
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Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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