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Collection Holdings native to Greece:

Adoxaceae

  • Viburnum tinus - Canary Islands

Amaranthaceae

    Subfamily Chenopodioideae

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

    Amaryllidaceae

      Subfamily Allioideae
      Tribe Allieae

      • Allium schoenoprasum - Europe, Asia

      Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
      Tribe Galantheae

      • Galanthus nivalis - Pyrenees to Ukraine

      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

        Araceae

          Subfamily Lemnoideae

          • Lemna minor - Cosmopolitan

          Araliaceae

            Subfamily Aralioideae

            • Hedera helix - Europe to W. & N. Turkey
            • Hedera helix - Europe to W. & N. Turkey
            • Hedera helix - Europe to W. & N. Turkey

            Asparagaceae

              Subfamily Nolinoideae
              Tribe Rusceae

              • Ruscus aculeatus - Azores, w Europe, to Iran
              • Ruscus hypoglossum - W. Europe to Iran

              Asphodelaceae

                Subfamily Asphodeloideae

                • Asphodeline liburnica - Italy, Southern Balkans, Aegean

                Asteraceae

                  Subfamily Asteroideae
                  Tribe Senecioneae

                  • Jacobaea maritima - Mediterranean region

                  Boraginaceae

                    Subfamily Boraginoideae
                    Tribe Boragineae

                    • Anchusa azurea - Europe and western Asia

                    Subfamily Boraginoideae
                    Tribe Eritrichieae

                    • Myosotis scorpioides - Europe

                    Campanulaceae

                      Subfamily Campanuloideae

                      • Campanula rumeliana - Greece, Bulgaria

                      Cannabaceae

                      • Celtis australis - southern Europe
                      • Humulus lupulus - northern Temperate regions

                      Caryophyllaceae

                        Subfamily Caryophylloideae
                        Tribe Sileneae

                        • Silene baccifera - Eurasia

                        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

                            Cyperaceae

                              Subfamily Cyperoideae
                              Tribe Cariceae

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

                              Droseraceae

                              • Aldrovanda vesiculosa - Darwin, Australia W/C

                              Equisetaceae

                              • Equisetum hyemale - eastern North America

                              Fabaceae

                                Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
                                Tribe Cassieae

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

                                Lamiaceae

                                  Subfamily Ajugoideae

                                  • Teucrium chamaedrys - Europe to Caucasus

                                  Subfamily Nepetoideae
                                  Tribe Mentheae

                                  • Lycopus europaeus - Azores, Europe to China
                                  • Prunella grandiflora - Europe to Caucasus
                                  • Rosmarinus officinalis - Mediterranean, southern Europe to western Asia
                                  • Salvia officinalis - SW. Germany to S. Europe

                                  Subfamily Scutellarioideae

                                  • Scutellaria alpina - Europe and Russia

                                  Subfamily Viticoideae

                                  • Vitex agnus-castus - Medit. to Pakistan

                                  Lauraceae

                                  • Laurus nobilis - Mediterranean

                                  Lentibulariaceae

                                  • Utricularia gibba - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America

                                  Marsileaceae

                                  • Marsilea quadrifolia - Europe and Asia

                                  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

                                          Pinaceae

                                            Subfamily Pinoideae

                                            • Pinus pinea - S. Europe to Lebanon

                                            Primulaceae

                                              Subfamily Myrsinoideae

                                              • Cyclamen graecum - s. Greece, Aegean Islands, s. Asia Minor
                                              • Lysimachia nummularia aurea - temperate Europe

                                              Pteridaceae

                                                Subfamily Pteridoideae

                                                • Pteris cretica - Europe, Asia, and Africa

                                                Resedaceae

                                                • Reseda lutea - Eurasia, north Africa

                                                Rosaceae

                                                  Subfamily Rosoideae
                                                  Tribe Colurieae

                                                  • Geum urbanum - Europe

                                                  Subfamily Rosoideae
                                                  Tribe Rubeae

                                                  • Rubus idaeus 'Heritage' - Europe and northern Asia, widely cultivated

                                                  Subfamily Rosoideae
                                                  Tribe Sanguisorbeae

                                                  • Agrimonia eupatoria - Europe

                                                  Rubiaceae

                                                    Subfamily Rubioideae
                                                    Tribe Rubieae

                                                    • Rubia tinctorum - SE. Europe to W. Himalaya, Vietnam (Mt. Fansipan)

                                                    Rutaceae

                                                      Subfamily Toddalioideae

                                                      • Dictamnus albus var. purpureus - Europe to Temperate Asia

                                                      Solanaceae

                                                        Subfamily Solanoideae
                                                        Tribe Physaleae

                                                        • Withania somnifera - Africa. southern Europe and western Asia

                                                        Typhaceae

                                                        • Typha laxmannii - SE. Europe to Japan

                                                        Urticaceae

                                                          Subfamily
                                                          Tribe Urticeae

                                                          • Urtica dioica - widely naturalized in temperate climates
                                                          The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 58 accessions native to Greece

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