Water Tupelo

Nyssa aquatica L. - Dogwood family

Size

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.