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Collection Holdings from Northwestern U.S.A.:

Includes:

  1. COL: Colorado
  2. IDA: Idaho
  3. MNT: Montana
  4. ORE: Oregon
  5. WAS: Washington
  6. WYO: Wyoming

Amaryllidaceae

    Subfamily Allioideae
    Tribe Allieae

    • Allium schoenoprasum - Europe, Asia

    Apocynaceae

      Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
      Tribe Asclepiadeae

      • Asclepias tuberosa - SE. Canada, U.S.A. to N. Mexico

      Araceae

        Subfamily Lemnoideae

        • Lemna minor - Cosmopolitan
        • Wolffia columbiana - N & S America

        Araliaceae

          Subfamily Hydrocotyloideae

          • Hydrocotyle verticillata - cosmopolitan

          Asparagaceae

            Subfamily Agavoideae
            Tribe Agaveae

            • Yucca glauca - Central N. America - Iowa to Texas and N. Dakota.

            Asteraceae

              Subfamily Asteroideae
              Tribe Anthemideae

              • Artemisia tridentata - intermountain west USA
              • Artemisia tridentata subsp. vaseyana - western US

              Subfamily Asteroideae
              Tribe Astereae

              • Grindelia integrifolia - Oregon, Washington and British Columbia W/C
              • Solidago rigida - central & eastern US & Canada
              • Ericameria nauseosa var. nauseosa - western plains & rocky mountains, USA

              Subfamily Asteroideae
              Tribe Heliantheae

              • Helianthus tuberosus - eastern North America

              Berberidaceae

                Subfamily Berberidoideae
                Tribe Berberideae

                • Berberis aquifolium - Pacific Northwest USA and Canada

                Cactaceae

                  Subfamily Cactoideae
                  Tribe Cacteae

                  • Sclerocactus parviflorus - USA: RP 108, Green River, Ut W/C

                  Subfamily Opuntioideae
                  Tribe Opuntieae

                  • Opuntia fragilis - western US - wide distribution, but not common

                  Ceratophyllaceae

                  • Ceratophyllum demersum - cosmopolitan, native to all continents except Antarctica.

                  Convolvulaceae

                    Subfamily Convolvuloideae
                    Tribe Convolvuleae

                    • Calystegia sepium - Europe, Asia, North America

                    Cornaceae

                    • Cornus sericea - Canada, USA, Mexico

                    Cupressaceae

                      Subfamily Sequoioideae

                      • Sequoia sempervirens - Southwestern N. America - Oregon to California.

                      Ephedraceae

                      • Ephedra viridis - Southwestern N. America - California to Colorado and Arizona

                      Equisetaceae

                      • Equisetum hyemale - eastern North America

                      Fabaceae

                        Subfamily Faboideae
                        Tribe Amorpheae

                        • Amorpha fruticosa - originally from se USA, now widespread across North America

                        Subfamily Faboideae
                        Tribe Phaseoleae

                        • Apios americana - eastern North America

                        Fagaceae

                          Subfamily Quercoideae

                          • Quercus gambelii - WC. & SC. U.S.A. to N. Mexico

                          Grossulariaceae

                          • Ribes cereum - western North America
                          • Ribes hirtellum 'Pixwell' - northeastern North America

                          Hydrocharitaceae

                          • Elodea canadensis - S. Canada to U.S.A.
                          • Vallisneria americana - N. America to Honduras, Colombia, Caribbean

                          Juncaginaceae

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

                          Lauraceae

                          • Umbellularia californica - Oregon & California

                          Lentibulariaceae

                          • Utricularia gibba - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America
                          • Utricularia vulgaris subsp. macrorhiza - Siberia to Russian Far East and N. China, N. Japan, N. America W/C

                          Martyniaceae

                          • Proboscidea louisianica - southwestern United States and Mexico

                          Myricaceae

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

                          Nyctaginaceae

                          • Mirabilis laevis - western USA W/C

                          Papaveraceae

                            Subfamily Fumarioideae
                            Tribe Fumarieae

                            • Capnoides sempervirens - USA, Canada W/C

                            Pinaceae

                              Subfamily Pinoideae

                              • Pinus ponderosa - SW. Canada to N. Mexico

                              Poaceae

                                Subfamily Panicoideae
                                Tribe Andropogoneae

                                • Schizachyrium scoparium - Canada to Mexico

                                Polemoniaceae

                                  Subfamily Polemonioideae
                                  Tribe Polemonieae

                                  • Polemonium viscosum - western North America

                                  Rosaceae

                                    Subfamily Amygdaloideae
                                    Tribe Spiraeeae

                                    • Holodiscus discolor - western North America

                                    Subfamily Dryadoideae
                                    Tribe Dryadeae

                                    • Cercocarpus montanus - western US
                                    • Purshia tridentata - western US & Canada

                                    Subfamily Rosoideae
                                    Tribe Potentilleae

                                    • Fragaria chiloensis - western North America & disjunct population in Chile W/C

                                    Sarraceniaceae

                                    • Sarracenia purpurea - Eastern N. America

                                    Saururaceae

                                    • Anemopsis californica - W. & C. U.S.A. to Mexico W/C

                                    Selaginellaceae

                                    • Selaginella densa - Colorado, USA W/C
                                    • Selaginella watsonii - western USA

                                    Urticaceae

                                      Subfamily
                                      Tribe Urticeae

                                      • Urtica dioica - widely naturalized in temperate climates

                                      Violaceae

                                      • Viola labradorica - eastern North America
                                      The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 49 accessions native to Northwestern U.S.A.

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

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