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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

              Brassicaceae

                Subfamily
                Tribe Isatideae

                • Isatis tinctoria - Eurasia W/C

                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

                        Hypericaceae

                        • Hypericum bupleuroides - northeast Turkey and Russia W/C
                        • Hypericum perforatum - temperate Europe & Asia

                        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

                                  Subfamily Papaveroideae
                                  Tribe Papavereae

                                  • Papaver oreophilum -

                                  Primulaceae

                                    Subfamily Myrsinoideae

                                    • Lysimachia nummularia aurea - temperate Europe

                                    Pteridaceae

                                      Subfamily Pteridoideae

                                      • Pteris cretica - Europe, Asia, and Africa

                                      Resedaceae

                                      • Reseda lutea - Eurasia and 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 49 accessions native to Caucasus

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

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