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Collection Holdings native to Libya:

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

        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

                Ceratophyllaceae

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

                Cucurbitaceae

                  Subfamily
                  Tribe Bryonieae

                  • Ecballium elaterium - Mediterranean and Macaronesia

                  Fabaceae

                    Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
                    Tribe Cassieae

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

                    Lamiaceae

                      Subfamily Ajugoideae

                      • Teucrium fruticans - Western Mediterranean

                      Subfamily Nepetoideae
                      Tribe Mentheae

                      • Rosmarinus officinalis - Mediterranean, southern Europe to western Asia

                      Subfamily Viticoideae

                      • Vitex agnus-castus - Medit. to Pakistan

                      Lauraceae

                      • Laurus nobilis - Mediterranean

                      Lentibulariaceae

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

                      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

                          Resedaceae

                          • Reseda lutea - Eurasia, north Africa

                          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 25 accessions native to Libya

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

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