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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.
Your search found 5 taxa in the family Nyssaceae, Sourgum family, as understood by Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Common Name:
Blackgum, Black Tupelo, Sour Gum
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Nyssa sylvatica FAMILY: Nyssaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Nyssa sylvatica FAMILY: Cornaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Nyssa sylvatica var. sylvatica 141-01-001a FAMILY: Nyssaceae
Habitat: Dry or mesic upland forests, less commonly in bottomlands, pine savannas, or upland depressions, where occasionally inundated briefly
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Swamp Tupelo, Swamp Blackgum, Swamp Gum, Water Gum
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Nyssa biflora FAMILY: Nyssaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Nyssa biflora FAMILY: Cornaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora 141-01-001b FAMILY: Nyssaceae
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
Common in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Bear Tupelo, Apalachicola Tupelo
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Nyssa ursina FAMILY: Nyssaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Nyssa ursina FAMILY: Cornaceae
Habitat: Stringers, flatwoods depressions
Native: Florida
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Common Name:
Water Tupelo, Cotton Gum, Tupelo Gum
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Nyssa aquatica FAMILY: Nyssaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Nyssa aquatica FAMILY: Cornaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Nyssa aquatica 141-01-002 FAMILY: Nyssaceae
Habitat: River swamps, less typically in isolated upland ponds, where inundated for substantial periods of time
Common in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Ogeechee Tupelo, Ogeechee Lime, Ogeechee Plum
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Nyssa ogeche FAMILY: Nyssaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Nyssa ogeche FAMILY: Cornaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Nyssa ogeche 141-01-003 FAMILY: Nyssaceae
Habitat: River swamps and wet forests with peaty soils, also in upland depression ponds
Common in GA, rare in SC
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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