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Collection Holdings native to China North-Central:

Acoraceae

  • Acorus calamus - Asia, N. America
  • Acorus gramineus - E. Himalaya to Japan and Philippines

Actinidiaceae

  • Actinidia deliciosa - China

Adoxaceae

  • Viburnum farreri - China

Amaryllidaceae

    Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
    Tribe Lycoridae

    • Lycoris radiata - China, Japan

    Apiaceae

      Subfamily Mackinlayoideae

      • Centella asiatica - Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia

      Apocynaceae

        Subfamily Apocynoideae
        Tribe Apocyneae

        • Trachelospermum jasminoides - China

        Araliaceae

          Subfamily Aralioideae

          • Eleutherococcus nodiflorus - China to Taiwan, S. Korea

          Asparagaceae

            Subfamily Agavoideae
            Tribe Anemarrheneae

            • Anemarrhena asphodeloides - Mongolia to China

            Subfamily Nolinoideae
            Tribe Convallarieae

            • Reineckea carnea - China, Japan

            Subfamily Nolinoideae
            Tribe Ophiopogoneae

            • Liriope muscari 'Variegata' - E. Asia - China, Japan
            • Ophiopogon japonicus - Japan & Korea

            Asphodelaceae

              Subfamily Hemerocallidoideae

              • Hemerocallis fulva - China to Temp. E. Asia

              Blechnaceae

                Subfamily Woodwardioideae

                • Woodwardia unigemmata - eastern Asia

                Cannabaceae

                • Humulus lupulus - northern Temperate regions

                Caryophyllaceae

                  Subfamily Caryophylloideae
                  Tribe Sileneae

                  • Silene baccifera - Eurasia

                  Ceratophyllaceae

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

                  Chloranthaceae

                  • Chloranthus spicatus - China, Thailand

                  Clethraceae

                  • Clethra barbinervis - S. China to Japan (Honshu, Kyushu) W/C

                  Convolvulaceae

                    Subfamily Convolvuloideae
                    Tribe Convolvuleae

                    • Calystegia sepium - Europe, Asia, North America

                    Cupressaceae

                      Subfamily Cupressoideae

                      • Juniperus chinensis - Russian Far East to N. Myanmar and Temp. E. Asia

                      Cyperaceae

                        Subfamily Cyperoideae
                        Tribe Cypereae

                        • Cyperus brevifolia - Trop. & Subtrop.

                        Dioscoreaceae

                        • Dioscorea bulbifera - tropical east Africa to Asia

                        Ebenaceae

                        • Diospyros kaki - Assam to C. & S. China and Taiwan

                        Ephedraceae

                        • Ephedra intermedia - W. Asia - Iran, Turkestan, to the Himalayas and China

                        Equisetaceae

                        • Equisetum diffusum - Himalaya mountains from Simla (India) to Tibet
                        • Equisetum hyemale - eastern North America
                        • Equisetum ramosissimum - warm-temperate to tropical, nearly cosmopolitan

                        Eucommiaceae

                        • Eucommia ulmoides - China

                        Euphorbiaceae

                          Subfamily Crotonoideae
                          Tribe Crotoneae

                          • Croton congestus - China

                          Gesneriaceae

                            Subfamily Cyrtandroideae
                            Tribe Trichosporeae

                            • Lysionotus pauciflorus - China

                            Helwingiaceae

                            • Helwingia chinensis - China, Japan

                            Hypericaceae

                            • Hypericum perforatum - temperate Europe & Asia

                            Juncaginaceae

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

                            Lamiaceae

                              Subfamily Lamioideae
                              Tribe Pogostemoneae

                              • Rostrinucula dependens - China: Guizhou, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan

                              Subfamily Nepetoideae
                              Tribe Mentheae

                              • Lycopus europaeus - Azores, Europe to China

                              Lentibulariaceae

                              • Utricularia vulgaris subsp. macrorhiza - Siberia to Russian Far East and N. China, N. Japan, N. America W/C

                              Lygodiaceae

                              • Lygodium japonicum - Japan, to the Himalayas, to Northern Australia

                              Lythraceae

                                Subfamily Lythroideae
                                Tribe Nesaeeae

                                • Lagerstroemia indica - China

                                Meliaceae

                                  Subfamily Melioideae
                                  Tribe Melieae

                                  • Melia azedarach - Asia, nat. in trop. America

                                  Moraceae

                                    Subfamily
                                    Tribe Moreae

                                    • Broussonetia papyrifera - E. Asia - China. Occasionally naturalized in S.E. Europe

                                    Oleaceae

                                      Subfamily
                                      Tribe Fontanesieae

                                      • Fontanesia fortunei - C. & S. China

                                      Subfamily Jasmineae

                                      • Jasminum nudiflorum - SE. Tibet to C. China

                                      Orchidaceae

                                        Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                        Tribe Arethuseae

                                        • Bletilla striata - China to Japan

                                        Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                        Tribe Vandeae

                                        • Neofinetia falcata - China to Temp. E. Asia

                                        Poaceae

                                          Subfamily Oryzoideae
                                          Tribe Oryzeae

                                          • Oryza sativa - Wild Type from Seed

                                          Primulaceae

                                            Subfamily Myrsinoideae

                                            • Myrsine africana - Africa, Himalayas & China

                                            Pteridaceae

                                              Subfamily Pteridoideae

                                              • Pteris cretica - Europe, Asia, and Africa

                                              Ranunculaceae

                                                Subfamily Ranunculoideae
                                                Tribe Anemoneae

                                                • Anemone scabiosa - China

                                                Rosaceae

                                                  Subfamily Rosoideae
                                                  Tribe Potentilleae

                                                  • Duchesnea indica - E. Asia - China, Japan, Himalayas

                                                  Rubiaceae

                                                    Subfamily Ixoroideae
                                                    Tribe Gardenieae

                                                    • Gardenia jasminoides -
                                                    • Gardenia jasminoides - southern China, Taiwan, Japan (subtropical eastern hemisphere)

                                                    Saururaceae

                                                    • Houttuynia cordata - Japan south to mountains of Java & Nepal

                                                    Saxifragaceae

                                                    • Saxifraga stolonifera - E. Asia - W. China, Japan
                                                    • Tiarella polyphylla - Asia

                                                    Schisandraceae

                                                    • Schisandra chinensis - Russian Far East to N. China and C. Japan

                                                    Solanaceae

                                                      Subfamily Solanoideae
                                                      Tribe Lycieae

                                                      • Lycium barbarum - temperate China

                                                      Typhaceae

                                                      • Typha laxmannii - SE. Europe to Japan
                                                      • Typha orientalis - Mongolia to Philippines, Australasia

                                                      Urticaceae

                                                        Subfamily
                                                        Tribe Boehmerieae

                                                        • Boehmeria nivea - eastern Asia - China

                                                        Subfamily
                                                        Tribe Urticeae

                                                        • Urtica cannabina -
                                                        • Urtica dioica - widely naturalized in temperate climates
                                                        The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 62 accessions native to China North-Central

                                                        W/C = Wild Collected
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                                                        = accession added within past 90 days

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