Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Nyssa ogeche

Ogeechee tupelo, Ogeechee-lime
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

Ogeechee tupelo, Ogeechee-lime

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Nyssa ogeche

Familia:

Nyssaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

tree

Tamaño:

30-40 ft

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

Color de la fruta:

red, purple

Fenología:

Deciduous. Blooms in early spring. Fruits ripen by fall.

Destacado por:

Showy Fruits, Fall Color

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Shade tree. Screen along wetland edges. Street tree for use in parking lots and median strips. Many acres have been planted to attract bees for honey production.

Consideraciones:

Fallen fruits can be mildly messy.

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, Seed

Propagación:

Seed.

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun, Shade

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

Pollinated by bees.  

Seeds eaten by birds.

Hábitats nativos:

Stream banks, swamps, pond and lake margins.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Said to be a good honey tree.  The juice of the fruits is said to make a substitute for limes. (both Haihle and Brookwell 1999).

Comentarios generales:

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

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.


Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell. (1999). Native Florida Plants. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston, TX.


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


Nelson, Gil. (1994). The Trees of Florida: A Reference and Field Guide. Pineapple Press, Sarasota.


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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