Nyssa aquatica
L.
Water tupelo growing with bald cypress
Water tupelo is a deciduous tree
Scientific Name:
Nyssa aquatica
L.
Common Name: Water tupelo, Tupelo gum
Group: Dicot
Family:
Cornaceae
(
Nyssaceae
) Sour Gum family
Wetland Indicator Category: OBL
Emergent, large, deciduous tree
Grows in swamps, freshwater ponds, lakes and pond margins
Native
