Cornaceae FAMILY

Nyssa ogeche

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Nyssa ogeche is a deciduous tree that can grow up to 15.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSouth-eastern N. America - Florida to S. Carolina.

HabitatWet swamps on the coastal plain[ 72 Title Manual of the Southeastern Flora. Publication Author Small J.K. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher University of N. Carolina Press. Year 1933 ISBN Description Getting rather dated now, an immense work covering the flora of Southeastern N. America. No pictures, it is not for the casual reader. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. Found in permanently wet sites or those that are inundated for part of the year[ 229 Title The Complete Trees of N. America. Field Guide and Natural History. Publication Author Elias. T. Publisher Van Nostrand Reinhold Co. Year 1980 ISBN 0442238622 Description A very good concise guide. Gives habitats, good descriptions, maps showing distribution and a few of the uses. It also includes the many shrubs that occasionally reach tree proportions. ].