Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Nyssa aquatica

water tupelo
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

water tupelo

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Nyssa aquatica

Familia:

Cornaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

tree

Tamaño:

80-100 ft

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

Color de la fruta:

purple

Fenología:

deciduous

Destacado por:

Fall Color

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Wet garden. Rain garden. Shade tree for wet areas and along wetland edges. Leaves turn yellow in fall. Slow growing.

Consideraciones:

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, Seed

Propagación:

Seed. Sometimes grafted.

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Stays wet -a- Somewhat moist, no flooding

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Clay, Loam

pH del suelo:

Acidic

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Birds, Mammals

Visited by bees and valued by commercial bee keepers as a source of exceptionally sweet honey.  Also said to be wind pollinated.

Fruits eaten by birds and smal mammals.





 

Hábitats nativos:

Floodplain forests , swamps, usually in water.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Tupelo honey is famous for its unusual sweetness.

Comentarios generales:

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Johnson, R. L. (Undated). Nyssa aquatica , Water Tupelo. ( https://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/misc/ag_654/volume_2/nyssa/aquatica.htm ). Accessed 2026. Southern Research Station, United States Dept. of Agriculture.


Burns, Russell M., and Barbara H. Honkala [Technical coordinators]. (1990). Silvics of North America: Volume 2. Hardwoods. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Agriculture Handbook 654. ( https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/1548 ). Accessed 2026.


Huegel, Craig N. (2010). Native Plant Landscaping for Florida Wildlife. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


University of Tennessee Extension Service. (2010). Desired pH Range and salt tolerance of common nursery plants. ( https://plantsciences.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2021/10/Desired-pH-Range-List.pdf ). Accessed 2026. University of Tennessee Extension, Knoxville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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