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Collection Holdings native to Alabama:

Apocynaceae

    Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
    Tribe Asclepiadeae

    • Asclepias tuberosa - SE. Canada, U.S.A. to N. Mexico

    Araceae

      Subfamily Lemnoideae

      • Lemna minor - Cosmopolitan
      • Wolffia columbiana - N & S America

      Araliaceae

        Subfamily Hydrocotyloideae

        • Hydrocotyle verticillata - cosmopolitan

        Arecaceae

          Subfamily Coryphoideae
          Tribe Corypheae

          • Sabal minor - southeastern US W/C
          • Sabal palmetto - SE. U.S.A. to W. Cuba

          Aristolochiaceae

            Subfamily Asaroideae
            Tribe Sarumeae

            • Asarum arifolium - southeastern USA W/C

            Asteraceae

              Subfamily Asteroideae
              Tribe Astereae

              • Solidago rigida - central & eastern US & Canada

              Subfamily Asteroideae
              Tribe Coreopsideae

              • Coreopsis tinctoria - southern Canada to northern Mexico

              Subfamily Asteroideae
              Tribe Heliantheae

              • Helianthus tuberosus - eastern North America

              Bromeliaceae

                Subfamily Tillandsioideae

                • Tillandsia usneoides - Peru W/C
                • Tillandsia usneoides - Dominican Republic W/C
                • Tillandsia usneoides - USA W/C
                • Tillandsia usneoides - Trop. & Subtrop. America

                Caprifoliaceae

                  Subfamily Diervilloideae

                  • Diervilla rivularis Kodiak Red - southeastern US

                  Ceratophyllaceae

                  • Ceratophyllum demersum - cosmopolitan, native to all continents except Antarctica.

                  Clethraceae

                  • Clethra alnifolia - coastal eastern USA and Canada W/C

                  Colchicaceae

                    Subfamily
                    Tribe Uvularieae

                    • Uvularia grandiflora - SC. & SE. Canada to NC. & E. U.S.A.

                    Convolvulaceae

                      Subfamily Convolvuloideae
                      Tribe Convolvuleae

                      • Calystegia sepium - Europe, Asia, North America

                      Cyperaceae

                        Subfamily Cyperoideae
                        Tribe Cypereae

                        • Cyperus brevifolia - Trop. & Subtrop.

                        Cystopteridaceae

                        • Cystopteris bulbifera - eastern North America

                        Droseraceae

                        • Drosera capillaris - Liberty County, Florida, USA W/C
                        • Drosera filiformis var. filiformis - eastern USA W/C
                        • Drosera filiformis var. tracyi - SE. U.S.A.

                        Equisetaceae

                        • Equisetum hyemale - eastern North America

                        Eriocaulaceae

                          Subfamily Eriocauloideae

                          • Eriocaulon decangulare - southeastern US

                          Fabaceae

                            Subfamily Faboideae
                            Tribe Amorpheae

                            • Amorpha fruticosa - originally from se USA, now widespread across North America

                            Subfamily Faboideae
                            Tribe Phaseoleae

                            • Apios americana - eastern North America

                            Fagaceae

                              Subfamily Castaneoideae

                              • Castanea dentata - E. Canada to NC. & E. U.S.A.

                              Subfamily Quercoideae

                              • Quercus virginiana - SE. & SC. U.S.A.

                              Gelsemiaceae

                              • Gelsemium sempervirens - Southeastern N. America - Florida to Texas, N to Arkansas & W. Virginia

                              Hydrocharitaceae

                              • Elodea canadensis - S. Canada to U.S.A.
                              • Vallisneria americana - N. America to Honduras, Colombia, Caribbean

                              Lamiaceae

                                Subfamily Nepetoideae
                                Tribe Mentheae

                                • Monarda citriodora - C. & S. U.S.A. to Mexico

                                Lentibulariaceae

                                • Utricularia gibba - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America
                                • Utricularia vulgaris subsp. macrorhiza - Siberia to Russian Far East and N. China, N. Japan, N. America W/C

                                Liliaceae

                                  Subfamily Lilioideae

                                  • Lilium catesbaei - SE. U.S.A. W/C

                                  Loganiaceae

                                  • Spigelia marilandica - southeastern USA

                                  Lythraceae

                                    Subfamily Lythroideae
                                    Tribe Nesaeeae

                                    • Decodon verticillatus - eastern USA and Canada W/C

                                    Myricaceae

                                    • Morella cerifera - southeastern US to Central America

                                    Oleaceae

                                      Subfamily
                                      Tribe Oleeae

                                      • Fraxinus americana - USA W/C

                                      Orchidaceae

                                        Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                        Tribe Epidendreae

                                        • Epidendrum magnoliae - SE. U.S.A. to NE. Mexico

                                        Orobanchaceae

                                          Subfamily
                                          Tribe Pedicularideae

                                          • Castilleja coccinea -

                                          Papaveraceae

                                            Subfamily Papaveroideae
                                            Tribe Chelidonieae

                                            • Stylophorum diphyllum - central USA

                                            Passifloraceae

                                              Subfamily Passifloroideae
                                              Tribe Passifloreae

                                              • Passiflora lutea - eastern USA

                                              Penthoraceae

                                              • Penthorum sedoides - central & eastern US & Canada

                                              Pinaceae

                                                Subfamily Pinoideae

                                                • Pinus palustris - southeastern US

                                                Poaceae

                                                  Subfamily Panicoideae
                                                  Tribe Andropogoneae

                                                  • Schizachyrium scoparium - Canada to Mexico

                                                  Subfamily Panicoideae
                                                  Tribe Paniceae

                                                  • Stenotaphrum secundatum - SE. U.S.A. to E. & S. South America, W. Trop. Africa to Chad
                                                  • Panicum sphaerocarpon - SE. Canada to Ecuador, Cuba, SE. Brazil

                                                  Ranunculaceae

                                                    Subfamily Coptidoideae
                                                    Tribe Coptideae

                                                    • Xanthorhiza simplicissima - southeastern USA

                                                    Subfamily Isopyroideae
                                                    Tribe Isopyreae

                                                    • Aquilegia canadensis - USA, Canada W/C

                                                    Subfamily Ranunculoideae
                                                    Tribe Cimicifugeae

                                                    • Actaea racemosa - eastern North America

                                                    Rubiaceae

                                                      Subfamily Cinchonoideae
                                                      Tribe Cephalantheae

                                                      • Cephalanthus occidentalis Sugar Shack - E. Canada to C. America, Cuba

                                                      Salviniaceae

                                                      • Azolla caroliniana - Mass to Wisc., s to W. Indies

                                                      Sarraceniaceae

                                                      • Sarracenia alata - southeastern USA W/C
                                                      • Sarracenia alata - USA W/C
                                                      • Sarracenia alata - Tylor County, Texas, USA W/C
                                                      • Sarracenia flava - Southeastern N. America - Virginia and N. Carolina to Florida
                                                      • Sarracenia flava var. flava - southeastern USA W/C
                                                      • Sarracenia leucophylla - southeastern USA
                                                      • Sarracenia leucophylla - southeastern USA W/C
                                                      • Sarracenia oreophila - northern Alabama, North Carolina, and Georgia, USA W/C
                                                      • Sarracenia psittacina - southeastern USA
                                                      • Sarracenia purpurea - Eastern N. America
                                                      • Sarracenia rosea - southeastern USA

                                                      Schisandraceae

                                                      • Illicium floridanum - Southeastern N. America - Florida to Louisiana.

                                                      Smilacaceae

                                                      • Smilax tamnoides - S. Ontario to C. & E. U.S.A.

                                                      Urticaceae

                                                        Subfamily
                                                        Tribe Urticeae

                                                        • Urtica dioica - widely naturalized in temperate climates

                                                        Violaceae

                                                        • Viola labradorica - eastern North America

                                                        Xyridaceae

                                                        • Xyris caroliniana - Eastern N. America - Ontario to New York & south to Florida
                                                        The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 71 accessions native to Alabama

                                                        W/C = Wild Collected
                                                        = indicates flowering in past 14 days
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                                                        = accession added within past 90 days

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