Nyssa biflora

Classification	Dicots
Family	Nyssaceae
Family (Traditional)	Nyssaceae
Genus	Nyssa
Species:	Nyssa biflora Walter
Common Name	Swamp Tupelo
Growth Habit	tree
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: tree; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Green; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Drupe; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	8
Status	Native; AGCP (OBL), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); TN[SNR] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Clinton (KY), Daviess (KY), Ohio (KY), Cannon (TN), Carroll (TN), Chester (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Putnam (TN), Rutherford (TN), White (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, TENN, UCHT, UOS, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1949 - 2018

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
APSC0009406	Coffee	Tennessee	22 May 1995	Milo Pyne	APSC Nyssa biflora
APSC0112572	Coffee	Tennessee			APSC Nyssa biflora
APSC0103455	Daviess	Kentucky			APSC Nyssa biflora
UOS03949	Coffee	Tennessee	23-Jul-96	Douglas E. Kennemore, Jr.	UOS Nyssa biflora
31234100387164		Tennessee	01 Aug 1985	Ronald L. Jones 4512	EKY Nyssa biflora
APSC0073092	Cumberland	Tennessee	15 Jun 2014	Mason Brock	APSC Nyssa biflora
APSC0051086	Carroll	Tennessee	05 Jun 2009	Dwayne Estes	APSC Nyssa biflora
UOS03948	Coffee	Tennessee	23-Jul-96	Douglas E. Kennemore, Jr.	UOS Nyssa biflora
APSC0073091	White	Tennessee			APSC Nyssa biflora
TENN-V-0163655	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Nyssa biflora
TENN-V-0163653	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Nyssa biflora
APSC0098151	Cannon	Tennessee			APSC Nyssa biflora
APSC0009408	Giles	Tennessee			APSC Nyssa biflora
UOS03950	Coffee	Tennessee	23 Jul 1996	Douglas E. Kennemore, Jr.	UOS Nyssa biflora
BRIT132856		Tennessee			VDB Nyssa biflora
TENN-V-0163665	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Nyssa biflora
TENN-V-0163656	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Nyssa biflora
APSC0009407	Giles	Tennessee			APSC Nyssa biflora
APSC0009370	Carroll	Tennessee	22 Sep 1949	R.E. Shanks	APSC Nyssa biflora
APSC0097122	Franklin	Tennessee			APSC Nyssa biflora
APSC0103454	Ohio	Kentucky			APSC Nyssa biflora
TENN-V-0163654	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Nyssa biflora
APSC0099478	Putnam	Tennessee			APSC Nyssa biflora
APSC0097132	Clinton	Kentucky	05 Oct 2018	Claire Ciafre	APSC Nyssa biflora
UOS03946	Coffee	Tennessee	10 Jul 1996	Douglas E. Kennemore, Jr.	UOS Nyssa biflora
TENN-V-0163664	Giles	Tennessee			TENN Nyssa biflora
UCHT021677	Coffee	Tennessee			UCHT Nyssa biflora
APSC0068776	Chester	Tennessee			APSC Nyssa biflora
APSC0048591	Giles	Tennessee			APSC Nyssa biflora
TENN-V-0244069	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Nyssa biflora
UOS03947	Coffee	Tennessee	22 Jul 1996	Douglas E. Kennemore, Jr.	UOS Nyssa biflora
BRIT132854		Tennessee			VDB Nyssa biflora
BRIT132855		Tennessee			VDB Nyssa biflora
BRIT132857		Tennessee			VDB Nyssa biflora

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Nyssa biflora

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