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Collection Holdings native to Turkey:

Adoxaceae

  • Viburnum tinus - Canary Islands

Amaranthaceae

    Subfamily Chenopodioideae

    • Beta vulgaris 'Fordhook Giant' - cultivated, originally Mediterranean

    Amaryllidaceae

      Subfamily Allioideae
      Tribe Allieae

      • Allium schoenoprasum - Europe, Asia

      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

        Aquifoliaceae

        • Ilex aquifolium - Europe, western Asia

        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

            Asparagaceae

              Subfamily Nolinoideae
              Tribe Rusceae

              • Ruscus aculeatus - Azores, w Europe, to Iran
              • Ruscus hypoglossum - W. Europe to Iran

              Subfamily Scilloideae
              Tribe Hyacintheae

              • Leopoldia longipes - C. Turkey to Sinai and Iran

              Asteraceae

                Subfamily Asteroideae
                Tribe Senecioneae

                • Jacobaea maritima - Mediterranean region

                Boraginaceae

                  Subfamily Boraginoideae
                  Tribe Boragineae

                  • Anchusa azurea - Europe and western Asia
                  • Symphytum officinale - Europe & temperate Asia

                  Cannabaceae

                  • Celtis australis - southern Europe
                  • 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

                          Equisetaceae

                          • Equisetum hyemale - eastern North America
                          • Equisetum ramosissimum - warm-temperate to tropical, nearly cosmopolitan

                          Fabaceae

                            Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
                            Tribe Cassieae

                            • Ceratonia siliqua - Mediterranean basin to Iran
                            • Ceratonia siliqua - Mediterranean region

                            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
                                • Rosmarinus officinalis - Mediterranean, southern Europe to western Asia

                                Subfamily Viticoideae

                                • Vitex agnus-castus - Medit. to Pakistan

                                Lauraceae

                                • Laurus nobilis - Mediterranean

                                Lythraceae

                                  Subfamily Punicoideae

                                  • Punica granatum Nana - S.E. Europe to E. Asia

                                  Moraceae

                                    Subfamily
                                    Tribe Ficeae

                                    • Ficus carica - Mediterranean region

                                    Myrtaceae

                                      Subfamily Myrtoideae
                                      Tribe Myrteae

                                      • Myrtus communis `Microphylla' - S. Europe to W. Asia.

                                      Nitrariaceae

                                      • Peganum harmala - Europe & Asia

                                      Oleaceae

                                        Subfamily
                                        Tribe Oleeae

                                        • Olea europaea - coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean Basin

                                        Subfamily Jasmineae

                                        • Jasminum officinale - Asia Minor, Himalayas, China

                                        Papaveraceae

                                          Subfamily Papaveroideae
                                          Tribe Chelidonieae

                                          • Chelidonium majus - Europe & Asia

                                          Pinaceae

                                            Subfamily Pinoideae

                                            • Pinus pinea - S. Europe to Lebanon

                                            Primulaceae

                                              Subfamily Myrsinoideae

                                              • Cyclamen graecum - s. Greece, Aegean Islands, s. Asia Minor
                                              • Lysimachia nummularia aurea - temperate Europe

                                              Resedaceae

                                              • Reseda lutea - Eurasia, north Africa

                                              Rosaceae

                                                Subfamily Rosoideae
                                                Tribe Sanguisorbeae

                                                • Agrimonia eupatoria - Europe

                                                Rubiaceae

                                                  Subfamily Rubioideae
                                                  Tribe Rubieae

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

                                                  Rutaceae

                                                    Subfamily Toddalioideae

                                                    • Dictamnus albus var. purpureus - Europe to Temperate Asia

                                                    Solanaceae

                                                      Subfamily Solanoideae
                                                      Tribe Physaleae

                                                      • Withania somnifera - Africa. southern Europe and western Asia

                                                      Typhaceae

                                                      • Typha laxmannii - SE. Europe to Japan

                                                      Urticaceae

                                                        Subfamily
                                                        Tribe Urticeae

                                                        • Urtica dioica - widely naturalized in temperate climates
                                                        The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 55 accessions native to Turkey

                                                        W/C = Wild Collected
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