Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Cornales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Nyssa ursina
FAMILY
Nyssaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Nyssa ursina
FAMILY
Cornaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Keys to the flora of Florida, Nyssa (Nyssaceae) (Ward, 2008)
Nyssa biflora var. ursina
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Phylogeny and biogeography of Nyssa (Cornaceae) (Wen & Stuessy, 1993)
Nyssa sylvatica var. ursina
COMMON NAME:
Bear Tupelo, Apalachicola Tupelo
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmnursina_ths
June
Lvs thick textured, rather stiff, typically widest beyond middle, 3-6cm long, per Weakley's Flora.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmnursina_thss2
June
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Nyssa ursina
FAMILY
Nyssaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Nyssa ursina
FAMILY
Cornaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Keys to the flora of Florida, Nyssa (Nyssaceae) (Ward, 2008)
Nyssa biflora var. ursina
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Phylogeny and biogeography of Nyssa (Cornaceae) (Wen & Stuessy, 1993)
Nyssa sylvatica var. ursina
2686
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Dioecious or polygamo-dioecious
Native: Florida
Documented growing wild in - - -
Rare, endemic to the FL Panhandle
Look for it in stringers, flatwoods depressions, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
5 sepals
5-10 petals or petals absent
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Blue
Drupe
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