Nyssa aquatica, commonly called the water tupelo, cottongum, wild olive, large tupelo, tupelo-gum, or water-gum, is a large, long-lived tree in the tupelo family, Nyssaceae, that grows in swamps and floodplains in the Southeastern United States.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Water Tupelo being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Cornales
- Family
- Nyssaceae
- Genus
- Nyssa
- Species
- Nyssa aquatica
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