Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Cornales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Nyssa ursina
FAMILY
Nyssaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Nyssa ursina
FAMILY
Cornaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Nyssa ursina
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
INCLUDED WITHIN Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Nyssa ursina
COMMON NAME:
Bear Tupelo, Apalachicola Tupelo
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmnursina_ths
June
Leaves with thin texture, rather stiff, typically widest beyond the middle, 3-6cm long, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmnursina_thss2
June
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Nyssa ursina
FAMILY
Nyssaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Nyssa ursina
FAMILY
Cornaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Nyssa ursina
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
INCLUDED WITHIN
Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Nyssa ursina
2686
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Dioecious or polygamo-dioecious
Habitat: Stringers, flatwoods depressions, per Weakley's Flora
Native: Florida
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
5 sepals
5-10 petals or petals absent
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Blue
Drupe
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