Nyssa biflora Walter. Common name: Swamp Tupelo, Water Gum, Swamp Black Gum. Phenology: Apr-Jun; Aug-Oct. 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. Distribution: NJ south to s. FL, west to e. TX, primarily on the Coastal Plain, but scattered inland to c. and w. NC, w. SC, c. TN, w. KY (Clark et al. 2005), se. MO, and c. AR.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA12, G, Il, K4, Mo2, S, S13, Va, Burckhalter (1992); = Nyssa biflora Walter ssp. biflora — Zhou et al (2018); = Nyssa biflora Walter var. biflora — Ward (2008b); = Nyssa sylvatica Marshall var. biflora (Walter) Sarg. — C, F, RAB, Tat, Tn, Tx, Eyde (1966), Wen & Stuessy (1993); < Nyssa sylvatica Marshall var. biflora (Walter) Sarg. — Fl5, GW2, WH3. Basionym: Nyssa biflora Walter 1788
Links to other floras: = Nyssa biflora - FNA12
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Great Plains: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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