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Collection Holdings native to Transcaucasus:

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

        Asparagaceae

          Subfamily Nolinoideae
          Tribe Rusceae

          • Ruscus aculeatus - Azores, w Europe, to Iran

          Subfamily Scilloideae
          Tribe Hyacintheae

          • Leopoldia longipes - C. Turkey to Sinai and Iran

          Cannabaceae

          • Humulus lupulus - northern Temperate regions

          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 -

                    Ixioliriaceae

                    • Ixiolirion tataricum - E. Turkey to Kashmir W/C

                    Juncaginaceae

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

                    Lamiaceae

                      Subfamily Ajugoideae

                      • Teucrium chamaedrys - Europe to Caucasus

                      Subfamily Lamioideae
                      Tribe Stachydeae

                      • Stachys byzantina - Krym, N. Turkey to N. Iran

                      Subfamily Nepetoideae
                      Tribe Mentheae

                      • Lycopus europaeus - Azores, Europe to China
                      • Thymus kotschyanus - S. & E. Turkey to Iran
                      • Prunella grandiflora - Europe to Caucasus

                      Subfamily Viticoideae

                      • Vitex agnus-castus - Medit. to Pakistan

                      Marsileaceae

                      • Marsilea quadrifolia - Europe and Asia

                      Moraceae

                        Subfamily
                        Tribe Ficeae

                        • Ficus carica - Mediterranean region

                        Nitrariaceae

                        • Peganum harmala - Europe & Asia

                        Oleaceae

                          Subfamily Jasmineae

                          • Jasminum officinale - Asia Minor, Himalayas, China

                          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 Rubeae

                                  • Rubus idaeus 'Heritage' - Europe and northern Asia, widely cultivated

                                  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 38 accessions native to Transcaucasus

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

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