Tupelo | |
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Foliage and almost mature fruit | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Cornales |
Family: | Nyssaceae |
Genus: | Nyssa |
Species: | N. sylvatica
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Binomial name | |
Nyssa sylvatica Marshall
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Natural range |
Nyssa sylvatica, commonly known as tupelo, black tupelo, blackgum or sour gum,[2] is a medium-sized deciduous tree native to eastern North America from the coastal Northeastern United States and southern Ontario south to central Florida and eastern Texas, as well as Mexico.