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Collection Holdings native to Nebraska:

Acoraceae

  • Acorus calamus - Asia, N. America

Apocynaceae

    Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
    Tribe Asclepiadeae

    • Asclepias tuberosa - SE. Canada, U.S.A. to N. Mexico

    Araceae

      Subfamily Lemnoideae

      • Lemna minor - Cosmopolitan
      • Wolffia columbiana - N & S America

      Asparagaceae

        Subfamily Agavoideae
        Tribe Agaveae

        • Yucca glauca - Central N. America - Iowa to Texas and N. Dakota.

        Asteraceae

          Subfamily Asteroideae
          Tribe Anthemideae

          • Artemisia tridentata - intermountain west USA
          • Artemisia tridentata subsp. vaseyana - western US

          Subfamily Asteroideae
          Tribe Astereae

          • Solidago rigida - central & eastern US & Canada
          • Ericameria nauseosa var. nauseosa - western plains & rocky mountains, USA

          Subfamily Asteroideae
          Tribe Heliantheae

          • Helianthus tuberosus - eastern North America

          Boraginaceae

            Subfamily Hydrophylloideae

            • Hydrophyllum virginianum - central & eastern US & Canada

            Cactaceae

              Subfamily Opuntioideae
              Tribe Opuntieae

              • Opuntia fragilis - western US - wide distribution, but not common

              Ceratophyllaceae

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

              Convolvulaceae

                Subfamily Convolvuloideae
                Tribe Convolvuleae

                • Calystegia sepium - Europe, Asia, North America

                Cornaceae

                • Cornus sericea - Canada, USA, Mexico

                Equisetaceae

                • Equisetum hyemale - eastern North America

                Fabaceae

                  Subfamily Faboideae
                  Tribe Amorpheae

                  • Amorpha fruticosa - originally from se USA, now widespread across North America

                  Subfamily Faboideae
                  Tribe Phaseoleae

                  • Apios americana - eastern North America

                  Grossulariaceae

                  • Ribes cereum - western North America
                  • Ribes hirtellum 'Pixwell' - northeastern North America

                  Hydrocharitaceae

                  • Elodea canadensis - S. Canada to U.S.A.

                  Juncaginaceae

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

                  Lentibulariaceae

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

                  Martyniaceae

                  • Proboscidea louisianica - southwestern United States and Mexico

                  Oleaceae

                    Subfamily
                    Tribe Oleeae

                    • Fraxinus americana - USA W/C

                    Orobanchaceae

                      Subfamily
                      Tribe Pedicularideae

                      • Pedicularis lanceolata - central & eastern US & Canada

                      Penthoraceae

                      • Penthorum sedoides - central & eastern US & Canada

                      Pinaceae

                        Subfamily Pinoideae

                        • Pinus ponderosa - SW. Canada to N. Mexico

                        Poaceae

                          Subfamily Panicoideae
                          Tribe Andropogoneae

                          • Schizachyrium scoparium - Canada to Mexico

                          Ranunculaceae

                            Subfamily Isopyroideae
                            Tribe Isopyreae

                            • Aquilegia canadensis - USA, Canada W/C

                            Rosaceae

                              Subfamily Dryadoideae
                              Tribe Dryadeae

                              • Cercocarpus montanus - western US

                              Rubiaceae

                                Subfamily Cinchonoideae
                                Tribe Cephalantheae

                                • Cephalanthus occidentalis Sugar Shack - E. Canada to C. America, Cuba

                                Selaginellaceae

                                • Selaginella densa - Colorado, USA W/C

                                Smilacaceae

                                • Smilax tamnoides - S. Ontario to C. & E. U.S.A.

                                Urticaceae

                                  Subfamily
                                  Tribe Urticeae

                                  • Urtica dioica - widely naturalized in temperate climates
                                  The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 35 accessions native to Nebraska

                                  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 Sat, 04 Feb 2023 02:08:28 -0500

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