PLANTS Profile for Nyssa sylvatica (blackgum)

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PLANTS Profile

Nyssa sylvatica Marsh.
blackgum

Symbol:

NYSY

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Cornaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Nyssa sylvatica Marsh.

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Synonyms:
Nyssa sylvatica Marsh.

	NYSYC	Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. var. caroliniana (Poir.) Fernald
	NYSYD	Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. var. dilatata Fernald
	NYSYT	Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. var. typica Fernald

Distribution:
Nyssa sylvatica Marsh.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Nyssa sylvatica Marsh.

View 4 genera in Cornaceae, 5 species in Nyssa

Classification:
Nyssa sylvatica Marsh.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Cornales
Family	Cornaceae – Dogwood family
Genus	Nyssa L. – tupelo
Species	Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. – blackgum

Wetland Indicator Status:
Nyssa sylvatica Marsh.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

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Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Nyssa sylvatica Marsh.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin	Minor		Minor		Minor		Minor

Wildlife Habitat Values

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

More Accounts and Images:
Nyssa sylvatica Marsh.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 27821.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Nyssa sylvatica Marsh.

AR-University of Arkansas Horticulture

CT-University of Connecticut Plant Database

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MO-MBG Kemper Center for Home Gardening

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OH-Ohio State University Plant Facts

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VA-Virginia Tech Dendrology

WI-Landscape Plants of the Upper Midwest U.S.

Time Generated: 09/17/2008 06:55 AM MDT