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Revision as of 09:04, 7 June 2018

Common name:

Nyssa sylvatica
Nyssa sylvatica SEF.jpg
Photo by John Gwaltney at the Southeasten Flora Database
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Cornales
Family: Cornaceae
Genus: Nyssa
Species: N. sylvatica
Binomial name
Nyssa sylvatica
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NYSS SYLV DIST.JPG
Natural range of Nyssa sylvatica from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: none

Varieties: none

Description

N. sylvatica is a perennial tree of the Cornaceae family native to North America and Canada. [1]

Distribution

N. sylvatica is found in the southeastern corner of the United States from Texas to Maine, as well as the Ontario region of Canada. [1]

Ecology

Habitat

N. sylvatica proliferates in dry or mesic upland forests, less commonly in bottomlands, pine savannas, or upland depressions, where occasionally inundated briefly. [2]

Phenology

N. sylvatica flowers February-May. [3]

Fire ecology

N. sylvatica is not fire resistant and has low fire tolerance. [1]

Use by animals

N. sylvatica has medium palatability tp browsing animals. [1]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

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References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 USDA Plant Database https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=NYSY
  2. Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  3. PanFlora Author: Gil Nelson URL: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Date Accessed: 5/24/18