water tupelo tree

plant
Also known as: Nyssa aquatica, cotton gum tree, swamp gum tree

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    In tupelo: Major species

    The water tupelo (N. aquatica), also called cotton gum or swamp gum, grows in swamps of the southeastern and Gulf of Mexico coasts and in the Mississippi River valley northward to southern Illinois. It grows in pure stands or in association with bald cypress and other…

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