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Collection Holdings from Caucasus:

Includes:

  1. NCS: North Caucasus
  2. TCS: 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

        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

            Subfamily Scilloideae
            Tribe Hyacintheae

            • Leopoldia longipes - C. Turkey to Sinai and 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 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)

                                        Tamaricaceae

                                        • Tamarix ramosissima 'Rubra' - southern Europe, northern Africa and temperate 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 45 accessions native to Caucasus

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

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