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Collection Holdings native to Tennessee:

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

      Araliaceae

        Subfamily Hydrocotyloideae

        • Hydrocotyle verticillata - cosmopolitan

        Aristolochiaceae

          Subfamily Asaroideae
          Tribe Sarumeae

          • Asarum arifolium - southeastern USA W/C

          Asteraceae

            Subfamily Asteroideae
            Tribe Astereae

            • Solidago rigida - central & eastern US & Canada

            Subfamily Asteroideae
            Tribe Coreopsideae

            • Coreopsis tinctoria - southern Canada to northern Mexico

            Subfamily Asteroideae
            Tribe Eupatorieae

            • Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae - eastern US

            Subfamily Asteroideae
            Tribe Heliantheae

            • Helianthus tuberosus - eastern North America

            Boraginaceae

              Subfamily Hydrophylloideae

              • Hydrophyllum virginianum - central & eastern US & Canada

              Caprifoliaceae

                Subfamily Diervilloideae

                • Diervilla rivularis Kodiak Red - southeastern US

                Clethraceae

                • Clethra alnifolia - coastal eastern USA and Canada W/C

                Colchicaceae

                  Subfamily
                  Tribe Uvularieae

                  • Uvularia grandiflora - SC. & SE. Canada to NC. & E. U.S.A.

                  Convolvulaceae

                    Subfamily Convolvuloideae
                    Tribe Convolvuleae

                    • Calystegia sepium - Europe, Asia, North America

                    Cystopteridaceae

                    • Cystopteris bulbifera - eastern North America

                    Equisetaceae

                    • Equisetum hyemale - eastern North America

                    Eriocaulaceae

                      Subfamily Eriocauloideae

                      • Eriocaulon decangulare - southeastern US

                      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

                        Fagaceae

                          Subfamily Castaneoideae

                          • Castanea dentata - E. Canada to NC. & E. U.S.A.

                          Gelsemiaceae

                          • Gelsemium sempervirens - Southeastern N. America - Florida to Texas, N to Arkansas & W. Virginia

                          Hydrocharitaceae

                          • Elodea canadensis - S. Canada to U.S.A.
                          • Vallisneria americana - N. America to Honduras, Colombia, Caribbean

                          Lamiaceae

                            Subfamily Nepetoideae
                            Tribe Mentheae

                            • Monarda citriodora - C. & S. U.S.A. to Mexico

                            Lentibulariaceae

                            • Utricularia gibba - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America
                            • Utricularia vulgaris subsp. macrorhiza - Siberia to Russian Far East and N. China, N. Japan, N. America W/C

                            Loganiaceae

                            • Spigelia marilandica - southeastern USA

                            Lythraceae

                              Subfamily Lythroideae
                              Tribe Nesaeeae

                              • Decodon verticillatus - eastern USA and Canada W/C

                              Oleaceae

                                Subfamily
                                Tribe Oleeae

                                • Fraxinus americana - USA W/C

                                Orobanchaceae

                                  Subfamily
                                  Tribe Pedicularideae

                                  • Castilleja coccinea -
                                  • Pedicularis lanceolata - central & eastern US & Canada

                                  Papaveraceae

                                    Subfamily Fumarioideae
                                    Tribe Fumarieae

                                    • Capnoides sempervirens - USA, Canada W/C

                                    Subfamily Papaveroideae
                                    Tribe Chelidonieae

                                    • Stylophorum diphyllum - central USA

                                    Passifloraceae

                                      Subfamily Passifloroideae
                                      Tribe Passifloreae

                                      • Passiflora lutea - eastern USA

                                      Penthoraceae

                                      • Penthorum sedoides - central & eastern US & Canada

                                      Poaceae

                                        Subfamily Panicoideae
                                        Tribe Andropogoneae

                                        • Schizachyrium scoparium - Canada to Mexico

                                        Subfamily Panicoideae
                                        Tribe Paniceae

                                        • Stenotaphrum secundatum - SE. U.S.A. to E. & S. South America, W. Trop. Africa to Chad
                                        • Panicum sphaerocarpon - SE. Canada to Ecuador, Cuba, SE. Brazil

                                        Ranunculaceae

                                          Subfamily Coptidoideae
                                          Tribe Coptideae

                                          • Xanthorhiza simplicissima - southeastern USA

                                          Subfamily Isopyroideae
                                          Tribe Isopyreae

                                          • Aquilegia canadensis - USA, Canada W/C

                                          Subfamily Ranunculoideae
                                          Tribe Cimicifugeae

                                          • Actaea racemosa - eastern North America

                                          Sarraceniaceae

                                          • Sarracenia oreophila - northern Alabama, North Carolina, and Georgia, 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

                                            Violaceae

                                            • Viola labradorica - eastern North America
                                            The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 45 accessions native to Tennessee

                                            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 Mon, 01 Mar 2021 02:08:37 -0500

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