Water Tupelo
Nyssa aquatica L. - Dogwood familySize
Mature Height: Up to around 100.0 feet
Plant Type: Tree
Features
Flower Color: Green
Bloom Time: Mid Spring
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Honey Bees; Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on Water Tupelo: Malacosoma disstria
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.