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Collection Holdings native to Madeira:

Amaranthaceae

    Subfamily Chenopodioideae

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

    Araceae

      Subfamily Lemnoideae

      • Lemna minor - Cosmopolitan

      Asparagaceae

        Subfamily Nolinoideae
        Tribe Dracaeneae

        • Dracaena draco - Canary Islands, Azores

        Subfamily Nolinoideae
        Tribe Rusceae

        • Semele androgyna - Canary Islands

        Boraginaceae

          Subfamily Boraginoideae
          Tribe Boragineae

          • Anchusa azurea - Europe and western Asia

          Subfamily Boraginoideae
          Tribe Lithospermeae

          • Echium strictum - Madiera (endemic)

          Campanulaceae

            Subfamily Campanuloideae

            • Trachelium caeruleum - Macaronesia, W. Medit.

            Ceratophyllaceae

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

            Convolvulaceae

              Subfamily Convolvuloideae
              Tribe Convolvuleae

              • Calystegia sepium - Europe, Asia, North America

              Cyperaceae

                Subfamily Cyperoideae
                Tribe Cariceae

                • Carex pendula - Europe, North Africa, western Asia

                Davalliaceae

                • Davallia canariensis - western Mediterranean, Macaronesia

                Myrtaceae

                  Subfamily Myrtoideae
                  Tribe Myrteae

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

                  Oleaceae

                    Subfamily
                    Tribe Oleeae

                    • Olea europaea - coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean Basin

                    Papaveraceae

                      Subfamily Papaveroideae
                      Tribe Chelidonieae

                      • Chelidonium majus - Europe & Asia

                      Poaceae

                        Subfamily Panicoideae
                        Tribe Paniceae

                        • Oplismenus hirtellus 'Variegatus' - widely distributed in tropics

                        Resedaceae

                        • Reseda lutea - Eurasia, north Africa

                        Rosaceae

                          Subfamily Rosoideae
                          Tribe Sanguisorbeae

                          • Agrimonia eupatoria - Europe
                          The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 17 accessions native to Madeira

                          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 Thu, 08 May 2025 02:08:22 -0400

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