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Collection Holdings native to Texas:

Apocynaceae

    Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
    Tribe Asclepiadeae

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

    Araceae

      Subfamily Aroideae
      Tribe Pisteae

      • Pistia stratiotes - Pantropical

      Subfamily Lemnoideae

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

      Araliaceae

        Subfamily Hydrocotyloideae

        • Hydrocotyle verticillata - cosmopolitan

        Arecaceae

          Subfamily Coryphoideae
          Tribe Corypheae

          • Sabal minor - southeastern US W/C

          Asparagaceae

            Subfamily Agavoideae
            Tribe Agaveae

            • Agave americana - eastern Mexico
            • Agave americana 'Marginata' - western Mexico
            • Manfreda maculosa - s Texas, ne Mexico (endemic)
            • Yucca glauca - Central N. America - Iowa to Texas and N. Dakota.

            Asteraceae

              Subfamily Asteroideae
              Tribe Astereae

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

              Subfamily Asteroideae
              Tribe Coreopsideae

              • Coreopsis tinctoria - southern Canada to northern Mexico

              Subfamily Asteroideae
              Tribe Heliantheae

              • Helianthus tuberosus - eastern North America

              Bromeliaceae

                Subfamily Hechtioideae

                • Hechtia glomerata - Tex & Mex.

                Subfamily Tillandsioideae

                • Tillandsia baileyi - SE. Texas to Mexico (Tamaulipas)
                • Tillandsia recurvata - Trop. & Subtrop. America
                • Tillandsia usneoides - USA W/C
                • Tillandsia usneoides - Peru W/C
                • Tillandsia usneoides - Dominican Republic W/C
                • Tillandsia usneoides - Trop. & Subtrop. America

                Cactaceae

                  Subfamily Cactoideae
                  Tribe Cacteae

                  • Ariocarpus fissuratus - Mexico, USA (Texas)

                  Subfamily Opuntioideae
                  Tribe Cylindropuntieae

                  • Cylindropuntia kleiniae - USA (NM, Tx), northeast Mexcio

                  Subfamily Opuntioideae
                  Tribe Opuntieae

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

                  Cannaceae

                  • Canna indica - S. America. W. Indies.
                  • Canna indica - Trop. & Subtrop. America W/C

                  Ceratophyllaceae

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

                  Clethraceae

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

                  Convolvulaceae

                    Subfamily Convolvuloideae
                    Tribe Convolvuleae

                    • Calystegia sepium - Europe, Asia, North America

                    Cupressaceae

                      Subfamily Taxodioideae

                      • Taxodium huegelii - Mexico - Rio Nazas

                      Cyperaceae

                        Subfamily Cyperoideae
                        Tribe Cypereae

                        • Cyperus brevifolia - Trop. & Subtrop.

                        Cystopteridaceae

                        • Cystopteris bulbifera - eastern North America

                        Droseraceae

                        • Drosera capillaris - Liberty County, Florida, USA W/C

                        Equisetaceae

                        • Equisetum hyemale - eastern North America

                        Eriocaulaceae

                          Subfamily Eriocauloideae

                          • Eriocaulon decangulare - southeastern US

                          Euphorbiaceae

                            Subfamily Crotonoideae
                            Tribe Jatropheae

                            • Jatropha cathartica - SC. U.S.A. to NE. Mexico

                            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

                              Subfamily Mimosoideae
                              Tribe Acacieae

                              • Acacia angustissima -
                              • Vachellia farnesiana - widely naturalized, but probably native to S. USA and Mexico

                              Fagaceae

                                Subfamily Quercoideae

                                • Quercus gambelii - WC. & SC. U.S.A. to N. Mexico
                                • Quercus virginiana - SE. & SC. U.S.A.

                                Gelsemiaceae

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

                                Hydrocharitaceae

                                • Vallisneria americana - N. America to Honduras, Colombia, Caribbean

                                Lamiaceae

                                  Subfamily Nepetoideae
                                  Tribe Mentheae

                                  • Monarda citriodora - C. & S. U.S.A. to Mexico
                                  • Salvia pinguifolia - S. New Mexico to Texas, NE. 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

                                  Lythraceae

                                    Subfamily Lythroideae
                                    Tribe Nesaeeae

                                    • Decodon verticillatus - eastern USA and Canada W/C
                                    • Heimia salicifolia - tropical America

                                    Malpighiaceae

                                    • Malpighia glabra - Texas south to South America

                                    Martyniaceae

                                    • Proboscidea louisianica - southwestern United States and Mexico
                                    • Proboscidea louisianica - southwestern United States and Mexico

                                    Myricaceae

                                    • Morella cerifera - southeastern US to Central America

                                    Oleaceae

                                      Subfamily
                                      Tribe Oleeae

                                      • Fraxinus americana - USA W/C

                                      Passifloraceae

                                        Subfamily Passifloroideae
                                        Tribe Passifloreae

                                        • Passiflora affinis - Texas USA, Mesoamerica
                                        • Passiflora lutea - eastern USA

                                        Penthoraceae

                                        • Penthorum sedoides - central & eastern US & Canada

                                        Phytolaccaceae

                                        • Rivina humilis - S. US & trop America

                                        Pinaceae

                                          Subfamily Pinoideae

                                          • Pinus palustris - southeastern US
                                          • Pinus ponderosa - SW. Canada to N. Mexico

                                          Poaceae

                                            Subfamily Chloridoideae
                                            Tribe Zoysieae

                                            • Spartina bakeri - USA

                                            Subfamily Panicoideae
                                            Tribe Andropogoneae

                                            • Schizachyrium scoparium - Canada to Mexico

                                            Subfamily Panicoideae
                                            Tribe Paniceae

                                            • 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

                                              Rosaceae

                                                Subfamily Dryadoideae
                                                Tribe Dryadeae

                                                • Cercocarpus montanus - western US

                                                Rubiaceae

                                                  Subfamily Cinchonoideae
                                                  Tribe Cephalantheae

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

                                                  Salviniaceae

                                                  • Azolla caroliniana - Mass to Wisc., s to W. Indies

                                                  Sapindaceae

                                                    Subfamily Sapindoideae

                                                    • Ungnadia speciosa - Mexico, southwestern USA

                                                    Sarraceniaceae

                                                    • Sarracenia alata - southeastern USA W/C
                                                    • Sarracenia alata - USA W/C
                                                    • Sarracenia alata - Tylor County, Texas, USA W/C

                                                    Saururaceae

                                                    • Anemopsis californica - W. & C. U.S.A. to Mexico W/C

                                                    Scrophulariaceae

                                                      Subfamily
                                                      Tribe Leucophylleae

                                                      • Leucophyllum frutescens - Texas, USA into northern Mexico

                                                      Selaginellaceae

                                                      • Selaginella cf. peruviana - N.Mex., Okla., Tex.; Mexico; South America
                                                      • Selaginella cf. wrightii - N.Mex., Tex.; Mexico

                                                      Smilacaceae

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

                                                      Talinaceae

                                                      • Talinum paniculatum - southern US toSouth America

                                                      Urticaceae

                                                        Subfamily
                                                        Tribe Urticeae

                                                        • Urtica dioica - widely naturalized in temperate climates

                                                        Verbenaceae

                                                          Subfamily
                                                          Tribe Lantaneae

                                                          • Aloysia gratissima - Arizona to Texas, Mexico, Brazil to N. Argentina W/C

                                                          Xyridaceae

                                                          • Xyris caroliniana - Eastern N. America - Ontario to New York & south to Florida

                                                          Zygophyllaceae

                                                            Subfamily Larreoideae

                                                            • Larrea tridentata - southwestern USA and Mexico
                                                            The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 83 accessions native to Texas

                                                            W/C = Wild Collected
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                                                            = accession added within past 90 days

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