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''N. ogeche'' occurs in natural communities such as cypress-gum ponds, floodplain forests, shrub tree bogs, river-sink areas, lake shores, swamps, and streambanks. It will grow in mesic soils and even in shallow water.<ref name = fsu> Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Robert K. Godfrey, Walter Kittredge, Karen MacClendon, Travis MacClendon, Marc Minno, and Cecil R Slaughter. States and counties: Florida: Baker, Calhoun, Jackson, Leon, and Liberty. Georgia: Decatur.</ref>
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Associated species of ''N. ogeche'' include ''[[Nyssa aquatica]]'', ''Taxodium distichum'', ''[[Acer rubrum]]'', ''[[Nyssa biflora]]'', ''[[Panicum hemitomon]]'', ''[[Cephalanthus occidentalis]]'', ''[[Quercus nigra]]'', ''Quercus phellos'', ''[[Quercus lauriflia]]'', ''[[Cyrilla racemiflora]]'', ''[[Salix nigra]]'', ''Alnus serrulata'', ''Physocarpus opulifolius'', and ''[[Hymenocallis gholsonii]]''.
 
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Revision as of 14:29, 19 June 2023

Nyssa ogeche
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order: Cornales
Family: Cornaceae
Genus: Nyssa
Species: N. ogeche
Binomial name
Nyssa ogeche
Bartram ex Marshall
NYSS OGEC dist.JPG
Natural range of Nyssa ogeche from USDA NRCS [1].

Common name: Ogeechee tupelo, Ogeechee lime, Ogeechee plum

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: none[1]

Varieties: Nyssa acuminata Small; Nyssa ogeche Bartram ex Marshall[1]

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

N. ogeche occurs in natural communities such as cypress-gum ponds, floodplain forests, shrub tree bogs, river-sink areas, lake shores, swamps, and streambanks. It will grow in mesic soils and even in shallow water.[2]

Associated species of N. ogeche include Nyssa aquatica, Taxodium distichum, Acer rubrum, Nyssa biflora, Panicum hemitomon, Cephalanthus occidentalis, Quercus nigra, Quercus phellos, Quercus lauriflia, Cyrilla racemiflora, Salix nigra, Alnus serrulata, Physocarpus opulifolius, and Hymenocallis gholsonii.

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. Edition of 20 October 2020. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  2. Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Robert K. Godfrey, Walter Kittredge, Karen MacClendon, Travis MacClendon, Marc Minno, and Cecil R Slaughter. States and counties: Florida: Baker, Calhoun, Jackson, Leon, and Liberty. Georgia: Decatur.