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Collection Holdings native to Sicilia:

Amaryllidaceae

    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

          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.

              Campanulaceae

                Subfamily Campanuloideae

                • Trachelium caeruleum - Macaronesia, W. Medit.

                Caprifoliaceae

                  Subfamily Valerianoideae

                  • Centranthus ruber - Europe and northern Africa to Asia Minor; escaped & naturalized locally

                  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

                          Lamiaceae

                            Subfamily Ajugoideae

                            • Teucrium chamaedrys - Europe to Caucasus
                            • Teucrium fruticans - Western Mediterranean

                            Subfamily Nepetoideae
                            Tribe Mentheae

                            • Lycopus europaeus - Azores, Europe to China
                            • Rosmarinus officinalis - Mediterranean, southern Europe to western Asia

                            Subfamily Viticoideae

                            • Vitex agnus-castus - Medit. to Pakistan

                            Lauraceae

                            • Laurus nobilis - Mediterranean

                            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

                                  Pinaceae

                                    Subfamily Pinoideae

                                    • Pinus pinea - S. Europe to Lebanon

                                    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

                                        Rubiaceae

                                          Subfamily Rubioideae
                                          Tribe Rubieae

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

                                          Solanaceae

                                            Subfamily Solanoideae
                                            Tribe Physaleae

                                            • Withania somnifera - Africa. southern Europe and western Asia
                                            The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 35 accessions native to Sicilia

                                            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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