Nyssa ogeche Bartram ex Marshall. Common name: Ogeechee Lime, Ogeechee Tupelo, Ogeechee Plum. Phenology: Apr; Aug-Oct. Habitat: River swamps and wet forests with peaty soils, also in upland depression ponds. Distribution: A Southeastern Coastal Plain endemic: se. SC south to c. peninsular FL, west to s. AL.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl5, FNA12, GW2, K4, RAB, WH3, Burckhalter (1992), Eyde (1966), Ward (2008b), Wen & Stuessy (1993); > Nyssa acuminata Small — S, S13; > Nyssa ogeche Bartram ex Marshall — S, S13; Nyssa ogeche Bartram ex Marshall. Basionym: Nyssa ogeche Bartram ex Marshall 1785
Links to other floras: = Nyssa ogeche - FNA12
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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© Alan Cressler: Nyssa ogeche, pistillate (perfect) flower, seep bog, Tattnall County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Nyssa ogeche, pistillate (perfect) flower (left) and staminate flowers (right), seep bog, Tattnall County, Georgia 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷Feedback
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native range: SC, GA, FL & AL
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