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|genus=Nyssa
|familia=Cornaceae
|genus=Nyssa
|species=aquatica
|species=aquatica
|taxo_author=L.
|common_name=Water Tupelo
|habit=tree
|lifespan=perennial
|water=wet
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'''Water Tupelo''' (''Nyssa aquatica''), also called cottongum, sourgum, tupelo-gum, and water-gum, is a large, long-lived [[tupelo]] tree that grows in [[swamp]]s and [[floodplain]]s of the [[Eastern United States]]. It has a swollen base that tapers to a long, clear bole and its root system is periodically under water. Water Tupelo often occurs in pure stands. Many kinds of wildlife eat the fruits and it is a favored [[honey]] tree.
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Nyssa aquatica, Marsh. (N. uniflora, Wang. N. denticulata, Ait.). Cotton Gum. Tree, occasionally to 100 ft., with small spreading branches forming a pyramidal head: Lvs. slender-stalked, ovate to oblong, acute or acuminate, entire or remotely toothed, at maturity lustrous above, pubescent beneath, 5-7 in. long: pistillate fls. solitary, surrounded by 2-4 strap-shaped bractlets to ½ in. long: fr. oblong, 1 in. long, dark purple. Va. to Ill. and Texas. S. 8. 5:220.
Nyssa aquatica, Marsh. (N. uniflora, Wang. N. denticulata, Ait.). Cotton Gum. Tree, occasionally to 100 ft., with small spreading branches forming a pyramidal head: Lvs. slender-stalked, ovate to oblong, acute or acuminate, entire or remotely toothed, at maturity lustrous above, pubescent beneath, 5-7 in. long: pistillate fls. solitary, surrounded by 2-4 strap-shaped bractlets to ½ in. long: fr. oblong, 1 in. long, dark purple. Va. to Ill. and Texas.
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