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Collection Holdings from Middle Europe:

Includes:

  1. AUT: Austria
  2. BGM: Belgium
  3. CZE: Czechoslovakia
  4. GER: Germany
  5. HUN: Hungary
  6. NET: Netherlands
  7. POL: Poland
  8. SWI: Switzerland

Amaranthaceae

    Subfamily Chenopodioideae

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

    Amaryllidaceae

      Subfamily Allioideae
      Tribe Allieae

      • Allium schoenoprasum - Europe, Asia

      Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
      Tribe Galantheae

      • Galanthus nivalis - Pyrenees to Ukraine

      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

            Boraginaceae

              Subfamily Boraginoideae
              Tribe Boragineae

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

              Subfamily Boraginoideae
              Tribe Eritrichieae

              • Myosotis scorpioides - Europe

              Cannabaceae

              • Humulus lupulus - northern Temperate regions

              Caryophyllaceae

                Subfamily Caryophylloideae
                Tribe Caryophylleae

                • Dianthus gratianopolitanus - Europe

                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

                  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

                    Fabaceae

                      Subfamily Faboideae
                      Tribe Genisteae

                      • Ulex europaeus - Europe

                      Iridaceae

                        Subfamily Iridoideae
                        Tribe Irideae

                        • Iris sibirica -

                        Juncaginaceae

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

                        Lamiaceae

                          Subfamily Ajugoideae

                          • Teucrium chamaedrys - Europe to Caucasus

                          Subfamily Nepetoideae
                          Tribe Mentheae

                          • Lycopus europaeus - Azores, Europe to China
                          • Prunella grandiflora - Europe to Caucasus

                          Subfamily Scutellarioideae

                          • Scutellaria alpina - Europe and Russia

                          Marsileaceae

                          • Marsilea quadrifolia - Europe and Asia

                          Myricaceae

                          • Myrica gale - circumboreal; northern and western Europe, North America

                          Papaveraceae

                            Subfamily Papaveroideae
                            Tribe Chelidonieae

                            • Chelidonium majus - Europe & Asia

                            Polygonaceae

                              Subfamily Polygonoideae
                              Tribe Rumiceae

                              • Rumex acetosa - Britain.

                              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 Potentilleae

                                    • Potentilla rhenana - Germany: Rhineland (endemic)

                                    Subfamily Rosoideae
                                    Tribe Rubeae

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

                                    Subfamily Rosoideae
                                    Tribe Sanguisorbeae

                                    • Agrimonia eupatoria - Europe

                                    Rutaceae

                                      Subfamily Toddalioideae

                                      • Dictamnus albus var. purpureus - Europe to Temperate Asia

                                      Urticaceae

                                        Subfamily
                                        Tribe Urticeae

                                        • Urtica dioica - widely naturalized in temperate climates
                                        The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 41 accessions native to Middle Europe

                                        W/C = Wild Collected
                                        = Currently Flowering
                                        = Image(s) Available
                                        = map available for this accession

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