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Collection Holdings native to North Caucasus:

Amaranthaceae

    Subfamily Chenopodioideae

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

    Amaryllidaceae

      Subfamily Allioideae
      Tribe Allieae

      • Allium schoenoprasum - Europe, Asia

      Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
      Tribe Pancratieae

      • Pancratium maritimum - Canary Is. (Fuerteventura), Medit. to Black Sea coast

      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

            Boraginaceae

              Subfamily Boraginoideae
              Tribe Boragineae

              • Symphytum officinale - Europe & temperate Asia

              Subfamily Boraginoideae
              Tribe Eritrichieae

              • Myosotis scorpioides - Europe

              Caryophyllaceae

                Subfamily Caryophylloideae
                Tribe Sileneae

                • Silene baccifera - Eurasia

                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
                      • Equisetum ramosissimum - warm-temperate to tropical, nearly cosmopolitan

                      Iridaceae

                        Subfamily Iridoideae
                        Tribe Irideae

                        • Iris sibirica -

                        Juncaginaceae

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

                        Lamiaceae

                          Subfamily Ajugoideae

                          • Teucrium chamaedrys - Europe to Caucasus

                          Subfamily Nepetoideae
                          Tribe Mentheae

                          • Lycopus europaeus - Azores, Europe to China
                          • Prunella grandiflora - Europe to Caucasus

                          Nitrariaceae

                          • Peganum harmala - Europe & Asia

                          Papaveraceae

                            Subfamily Papaveroideae
                            Tribe Chelidonieae

                            • Chelidonium majus - Europe & Asia

                            Primulaceae

                              Subfamily Myrsinoideae

                              • 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 Sanguisorbeae

                                  • Agrimonia eupatoria - Europe

                                  Rubiaceae

                                    Subfamily Rubioideae
                                    Tribe Rubieae

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

                                    Typhaceae

                                    • Typha laxmannii - SE. Europe to Japan

                                    Urticaceae

                                      Subfamily
                                      Tribe Urticeae

                                      • Urtica dioica - widely naturalized in temperate climates
                                      The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 33 accessions native to North Caucasus

                                      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

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