| Family | Scientific Name | Common Name | Habitat | Distribution | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nyssaceae | Nyssa aquatica | Water Tupelo, Tupelo Gum, Cotton Gum | River swamps, less typically in isolated upland ponds, where inundated for substantial periods of time. | Se. VA south to Panhandle FL, west to se. TX, north in the Mississippi Embayment to se. MO, s. IL, and e. KY, primarily on the Coastal Plain, but with scattered locations in other physiographic provinces, such as in sc. TN. |  |
| Nyssaceae | Nyssa biflora | Swamp Tupelo, Water Gum, Swamp Black Gum | 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. | NJ south to s. FL, west to e. TX, primarily on the Coastal Plain, but scattered inland to c. NC, w. SC, c. TN, w. KY (Clark et al. 2005), se. MO, and c. AR. |  |
| Nyssaceae | Nyssa ogeche | Ogeechee Lime, Ogeechee Tupelo, Ogeechee Plum | River swamps and wet forests with peaty soils, also in upland depression ponds. | A Southeastern Coastal Plain endemic: se. SC south to c. peninsular FL, west to s. AL. |  |
| Nyssaceae | Nyssa sylvatica | Sour Gum, Black Gum, Pepperidge | Dry or mesic upland forests, less commonly in bottomlands, pine savannas, or upland depressions, where occasionally inundated briefly. | S. ME west to MI and se. WI, south to c. peninsular FL, west to e. TX and e. OK; disjunct in Mexico (CHP, HGO, NLE, PUE, TAM, VER). |  |
| Nyssaceae | Nyssa ursina | Bear Tupelo, Apalachicola Tupelo | Stringers, flatwoods depressions. | Endemic to Panhandle FL (Apalachicola lowlands region; Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gulf, Liberty, and Wakulla counties). |  |
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