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Collection Holdings native to British Columbia:

Acoraceae

  • Acorus calamus - Asia, N. America

Amaryllidaceae

    Subfamily Allioideae
    Tribe Allieae

    • Allium schoenoprasum - Europe, Asia

    Araceae

      Subfamily Lemnoideae

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

      Asteraceae

        Subfamily Asteroideae
        Tribe Anthemideae

        • Artemisia tridentata - intermountain west USA

        Subfamily Asteroideae
        Tribe Astereae

        • Grindelia integrifolia - Oregon, Washington and British Columbia W/C

        Subfamily Asteroideae
        Tribe Coreopsideae

        • Coreopsis tinctoria - southern Canada to northern Mexico

        Cactaceae

          Subfamily Opuntioideae
          Tribe Opuntieae

          • Opuntia fragilis - western US - wide distribution, but not common

          Ceratophyllaceae

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

          Convolvulaceae

            Subfamily Convolvuloideae
            Tribe Convolvuleae

            • Calystegia sepium - Europe, Asia, North America

            Cornaceae

            • Cornus sericea - Canada, USA, Mexico

            Equisetaceae

            • Equisetum hyemale - eastern North America

            Grossulariaceae

            • Ribes cereum - western North America
            • Ribes sanguineum - western North America

            Hydrocharitaceae

            • Elodea canadensis - S. Canada to U.S.A.

            Juncaginaceae

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

            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

            Papaveraceae

              Subfamily Fumarioideae
              Tribe Fumarieae

              • Capnoides sempervirens - USA, Canada W/C

              Pinaceae

                Subfamily Pinoideae

                • Pinus ponderosa - SW. Canada to N. Mexico

                Poaceae

                  Subfamily Panicoideae
                  Tribe Andropogoneae

                  • Schizachyrium scoparium - Canada to Mexico

                  Rosaceae

                    Subfamily Amygdaloideae
                    Tribe Spiraeeae

                    • Holodiscus discolor - western North America

                    Subfamily Rosoideae
                    Tribe Potentilleae

                    • Fragaria chiloensis - western North America & disjunct population in Chile W/C

                    Sarraceniaceae

                    • Sarracenia purpurea - Eastern N. America

                    Selaginellaceae

                    • Selaginella densa - Colorado, USA W/C

                    Urticaceae

                      Subfamily
                      Tribe Urticeae

                      • Urtica dioica - widely naturalized in temperate climates
                      The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 26 accessions native to British Columbia

                      W/C = Wild Collected
                      = indicates flowering in past 14 days
                      = images available for this accession
                      = map available for this accession
                      = accession added within past 90 days

                      data regenerated on Wed, 19 Jun 2019 02:08:04 -0400

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