Cornaceae FAMILY
Nyssa aquatica
Nyssa aquatica
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Nyssa aquatica is a deciduous tree that can grow up to 30.00 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 - Virginia to Florida, west to Illinois and Texas.
HabitatSwamps, bottomlands, or sites periodically under water, in soils ranging from clay to rich silts[ 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. ].