Nyssaceae

Ogeechee tupelo

Nyssa ogeche W.Bartram ex Marshall

Family: Nyssaceae
Genus: Nyssa

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Ogeechee tupelo: Tupelo, ogeche trees on the north Suwanna River north, Florida. — Photo: FloridaSwampFlower, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (6)

Arabic: طوبال أوغيشي
arz: طوبال اوغيشى
Chinese: 高山紫树
English: Ogeechee tupelo
German: Ogeche-Tupelobaum
Polish: Tupelo

Synonyms

Nyssa acuminata Small
Nyssa candicans Michx.
Nyssa capitata Walter
Nyssa coccinea W.Bartram
Nyssa montana C.F.Gaertn.
Nyssa ogeche var. acuminata (Small) Eyles
Nyssa oye-chee Steud.
Nyssa tomentosa Poir.

Flowers

Flower colour: green (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: FloridaSwampFlower, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: FloridaSwampFlower, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.