Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora
(Walter) Sarg.
Black gum, Pepperidge, Swamp black gum
CornaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit are chewed and made into preserves.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant. It grows in wetland forests.
How to Identify
A temperate tree of the Cornaceae family that grows in wetland forests and produces small, dark-colored fruit.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Nyssa sylvatica, commonly known as tupelo, black tupelo, black gum or sour gum, 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.
Names & Synonyms
Nyssa biflora WalterNyssa sylvatica subsp. biflora (Walter) A. E. Murray
References (1)
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 573
