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Collection Holdings native to Algeria:

Adoxaceae

  • Viburnum tinus - Canary Islands

Amaranthaceae

    Subfamily Chenopodioideae

    • Beta vulgaris 'Fordhook Giant' - cultivated, originally Mediterranean

    Amaryllidaceae

      Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
      Tribe Narcisseae

      • Narcissus tazetta - Medit. to Afghanistan, SE. China to Japan

      Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
      Tribe Pancratieae

      • Pancratium maritimum - Canary Is. (Fuerteventura), Medit. to Black Sea coast

      Apocynaceae

        Subfamily Apocynoideae
        Tribe Nerieae

        • Nerium oleander - broad area Morocco to southern China

        Aquifoliaceae

        • Ilex aquifolium - Europe, western Asia

        Araceae

          Subfamily Lemnoideae

          • Lemna minor - Cosmopolitan

          Arecaceae

            Subfamily Coryphoideae
            Tribe Trachycarpeae

            • Chamaerops humilis - Europe - Mediterranean.

            Asparagaceae

              Subfamily Nolinoideae
              Tribe Rusceae

              • Ruscus aculeatus - Azores, w Europe, to Iran

              Subfamily Scilloideae
              Tribe Hyacintheae

              • Scilla peruviana - W. & C. Medit.

              Boraginaceae

                Subfamily Boraginoideae
                Tribe Boragineae

                • Anchusa azurea - Europe and western Asia

                Campanulaceae

                  Subfamily Campanuloideae

                  • Trachelium caeruleum - Macaronesia, W. Medit.

                  Cannabaceae

                  • Celtis australis - southern Europe

                  Caprifoliaceae

                    Subfamily Valerianoideae

                    • Centranthus ruber - Europe and northern Africa to Asia Minor; escaped & naturalized locally

                    Ceratophyllaceae

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

                    Convolvulaceae

                      Subfamily Convolvuloideae
                      Tribe Convolvuleae

                      • Calystegia sepium - Europe, Asia, North America

                      Cucurbitaceae

                        Subfamily
                        Tribe Bryonieae

                        • Ecballium elaterium - Mediterranean and Macaronesia

                        Cupressaceae

                          Subfamily Cupressoideae

                          • Cupressus dupreziana - SE. Algeria (Tassili Plateau)

                          Cyperaceae

                            Subfamily Cyperoideae
                            Tribe Cariceae

                            • Carex pendula - Europe, North Africa, western Asia
                            • Carex sylvatica - Europe to Iran, NW. Africa

                            Fabaceae

                              Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
                              Tribe Cassieae

                              • Ceratonia siliqua - Mediterranean basin to Iran
                              • Ceratonia siliqua - Mediterranean region

                              Juncaginaceae

                              • Triglochin maritima - Temp. Northern Hemisphere, S. South America W/C

                              Lamiaceae

                                Subfamily Ajugoideae

                                • Teucrium chamaedrys - Europe to Caucasus
                                • Teucrium fruticans - Western Mediterranean

                                Subfamily Nepetoideae
                                Tribe Mentheae

                                • Lycopus europaeus - Azores, Europe to China
                                • Rosmarinus officinalis - Mediterranean, southern Europe to western Asia

                                Subfamily Nepetoideae
                                Tribe Ocimeae

                                • Lavandula dentata - W. Medit., NE. Trop. Africa, Jordan, Arabian Pen.

                                Subfamily Viticoideae

                                • Vitex agnus-castus - Medit. to Pakistan

                                Lauraceae

                                • Laurus nobilis - Mediterranean

                                Lentibulariaceae

                                • Pinguicula lusitanica - W. Europe to NW. Africa
                                • Utricularia gibba - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America

                                Moraceae

                                  Subfamily
                                  Tribe Ficeae

                                  • Ficus carica - Mediterranean region

                                  Myrtaceae

                                    Subfamily Myrtoideae
                                    Tribe Myrteae

                                    • Myrtus communis `Microphylla' - S. Europe to W. Asia.

                                    Nitrariaceae

                                    • Peganum harmala - Europe & Asia

                                    Oleaceae

                                      Subfamily
                                      Tribe Oleeae

                                      • Olea europaea - coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean Basin

                                      Papaveraceae

                                        Subfamily Papaveroideae
                                        Tribe Chelidonieae

                                        • Chelidonium majus - Europe & Asia

                                        Pteridaceae

                                          Subfamily Pteridoideae

                                          • Pteris cretica - Europe, Asia, and Africa

                                          Resedaceae

                                          • Reseda lutea - Eurasia, north Africa

                                          Rosaceae

                                            Subfamily Rosoideae
                                            Tribe Sanguisorbeae

                                            • Agrimonia eupatoria - Europe

                                            Solanaceae

                                              Subfamily Solanoideae
                                              Tribe Physaleae

                                              • Withania somnifera - Africa. southern Europe and western Asia

                                              Urticaceae

                                                Subfamily
                                                Tribe Urticeae

                                                • Urtica dioica - widely naturalized in temperate climates
                                                The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 42 accessions native to Algeria

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

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