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Walter

Fl. Carol., 253. 1788.

Common names: Swamp black or sour gum
Endemic
Synonyms: Nyssa sylvatica subsp. biflora (Walter) A. E. Murray N. sylvatica var. biflora (Walter) Sargent
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 12. Treatment on page 461. Mentioned on page 459.
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Latest revision as of 19:13, 5 November 2020

Trees, 10–30 m, base often buttressed in larger individuals, proximal limbs spreading to slightly drooping, crown irregular; bark irregularly fissured; twigs glabrous or puberulent. Leaves: petiole 7–10 mm; blade oblanceolate to narrowly elliptic, rarely ovate, 3.7–7.2 × 1.6–3.5 cm, subcoriaceous, base cuneate to rounded, margins usually entire, rarely coarsely dentate distally, apex obtuse to acute, abaxial surface glabrous or puberulent (primarily along veins), adaxial surface glabrous. Inflorescences: peduncle 3.2–5.5 cm, sparsely hairy; staminate (1–)2–8-flowered, pistillate and bisexual 1–3-flowered. Staminate pedicels present. Flowers: ovary glabrous. Drupes usually black, sometimes to blue, glaucous, ovoid, 7–14 mm, smooth; stone 7–9 mm, with several low, rounded longitudinal ridges.


Phenology: Flowering spring.
Habitat: Swamps, flatwood depressions and ponds, bogs, wet streamheads, seepage slopes, often in sites with standing water during part of the year or with organic soils saturated year-round, less often in mesic forests.
Elevation: 0–100(–200) m.

Distribution

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Ala., Ark., Del., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ky., La., Md., Miss., Mo., N.J., N.C., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Va.

Discussion

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Lower Taxa

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... more about "Nyssa biflora"
Gordon C. Tucker +  and Tracy J. Park +
Walter +
Swamp black or sour gum +
Ala. +, Ark. +, Del. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, Ill. +, Ky. +, La. +, Md. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, N.J. +, N.C. +, S.C. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +  and Va. +
0–100(–200) m. +
Swamps, flatwood depressions and ponds, bogs, wet streamheads, seepage slopes, often in sites with standing water during part of the year or with organic soils saturated year-round, less often in mesic forests. +
Flowering spring. +
Fl. Carol., +
Nyssa sylvatica subsp. biflora +  and N. sylvatica var. biflora +
Nyssa biflora +
species +