Collection Holdings from Western Asia:
Includes:
- AFG: Afghanistan
- CYP: Cyprus
- EAI: East Aegean Is.
- IRN: Iran
- IRQ: Iraq
- LBS: Lebanon-Syria
- PAL: Palestine
- SIN: Sinai
- TUR: 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 Aroideae
Tribe Colocasieae
- Colocasia esculenta
- Tropical Asia
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Pisteae
- Pistia stratiotes
- Pantropical
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
Arecaceae
Subfamily Coryphoideae
Tribe Phoeniceae
- Phoenix dactylifera
- w. Asia, n. Africa
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
Celastraceae
- Gymnosporia senegalensis
- southern Africa
Ceratophyllaceae
- Ceratophyllum demersum
- cosmopolitan, native to all continents except Antarctica.
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
Subfamily Cyperoideae
Tribe Cypereae
- Cyperus brevifolia
- Trop. & Subtrop.
Ephedraceae
- Ephedra intermedia
- W. Asia - Iran, Turkestan, to the Himalayas and China
Equisetaceae
- Equisetum hyemale
- eastern North America
- Equisetum ramosissimum
- warm-temperate to tropical, nearly cosmopolitan
Fabaceae
Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
Tribe Cassieae
- Ceratonia siliqua
- Mediterranean region
Hypericaceae
- Hypericum bupleuroides
- northeast Turkey and Russia
W/C
Iridaceae
Subfamily Iridoideae
Tribe Irideae
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 Nepetoideae
Tribe Ocimeae
- Lavandula dentata
- W. Medit., NE. Trop. Africa, Jordan, Arabian Pen.
Subfamily Viticoideae
- Vitex Agnus-castus
- Medit. to Pakistan
Lauraceae
- Laurus nobilis
- Mediterranean
Lentibulariaceae
- Utricularia gibba
- Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America
Lythraceae
Subfamily Lythroideae
Tribe Nesaeeae
- Lawsonia inermis
- Arabian peninsula to southwestern Asia
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
Nymphaeaceae
- Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea
- tropical to southern Africa
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 cyprium
- Cyprus
- Cyclamen graecum
- s. Greece, Aegean Islands, s. Asia Minor
- Lysimachia nummularia aurea
- temperate Europe
- Myrsine africana
- Africa, Himalayas & China
Resedaceae
- Reseda lutea
- Eurasia, north Africa
Rosaceae
Subfamily Rosoideae
Tribe Potentilleae
- Duchesnea indica
- E. Asia - China, Japan, Himalayas
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
- Mandragora autumnalis
- southern Europe
Subfamily Solanoideae
Tribe Physaleae
- Withania somnifera
- Africa. southern Europe and western Asia
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
W/C = Wild Collected
= Currently Flowering
= Image(s) Available = map available for this accession
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