Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Nyssa biflora

swamp black gum, swamp tupelo
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  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
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Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

swamp black gum, swamp tupelo

Sinónimo(s):

Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora

Especie del género:

Nyssa biflora

Familia:

Nyssaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

tree

Tamaño:

60-80 ft tall by 40 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

Color de la fruta:

Fenología:

Deciduous. Blooms in spring. Fruits ripen in fall.

Destacado por:

Hurricane Wind Resistance, Fall Color

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Grows naturally in swamps and best planted in moist areas. For moist settings, it is appropriate both as a shade tree and as a fall-color specimen tree in those parts of the state that get good fall cooling.

Consideraciones:

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales

Propagación:

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, Organic

pH del suelo:

Acidic

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B,9A,9B

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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

Pollinated by bees.

Fruite eaten by birds and small to medium sized animals.

Hábitats nativos:

Dome swamps, strand swamps. Tolerates extended periods of inundation.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

Its more upland relative, Nyssa sylvatica, grows well in sandy uplands and is highly similar in appearance. Somewhat slow growing.
FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Coladonato, Milo (1992). Nyssa sylvatica, N. biflora. In: Fire Effects Information System. ( https://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/nysspp/all.html ). Accessed 2026. Fire Sciences Laboratory, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, U.S. Department 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.


Nelson, Gil. (2003). Florida's Best Landscape Plants: 200 Readily Available Species for Homeowners and Professionals. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


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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