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Collection Holdings from Northeastern U.S.A.:

Includes:

  1. CNT: Connecticut
  2. INI: Indiana
  3. MAI: Maine
  4. MAS: Masachusettes
  5. MIC: Michigan
  6. NWH: New Hampshire
  7. NWJ: New Jersey
  8. NWY: New York
  9. OHI: Ohio
  10. PEN: Pennsylvania
  11. RHO: Rhode I.
  12. VER: Vermont
  13. WVA: West Virginia

Acoraceae

  • Acorus calamus - Asia, N. America

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

          Asteraceae

            Subfamily Asteroideae
            Tribe Astereae

            • Solidago rigida - central & eastern US & Canada

            Subfamily Asteroideae
            Tribe Eupatorieae

            • Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae - eastern US

            Subfamily Asteroideae
            Tribe Heliantheae

            • Helianthus tuberosus - eastern North America

            Subfamily Asteroideae
            Tribe Senecioneae

            • Packera obovata -

            Boraginaceae

              Subfamily Hydrophylloideae

              • Hydrophyllum virginianum - central & eastern US & Canada

              Cactaceae

                Subfamily Opuntioideae
                Tribe Opuntieae

                • Opuntia humifusa - eastern US W/C

                Ceratophyllaceae

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

                Clethraceae

                • Clethra alnifolia - coastal eastern USA and Canada W/C

                Colchicaceae

                  Subfamily
                  Tribe Uvularieae

                  • Uvularia grandiflora - SC. & SE. Canada to NC. & E. U.S.A.

                  Commelinaceae

                    Subfamily Commelinoideae
                    Tribe Tradescantieae

                    • Tradescantia x Andersoniana - NE. U.S.A.

                    Convolvulaceae

                      Subfamily Convolvuloideae
                      Tribe Convolvuleae

                      • Calystegia sepium - Europe, Asia, North America

                      Cornaceae

                      • Cornus sericea - Canada, USA, Mexico

                      Cystopteridaceae

                      • Cystopteris bulbifera - eastern North America

                      Droseraceae

                      • Drosera filiformis var. filiformis - eastern USA W/C

                      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

                        Subfamily Mimosoideae
                        Tribe Acacieae

                        • Acacia angustissima -

                        Fagaceae

                          Subfamily Castaneoideae

                          • Castanea dentata - E. Canada to NC. & E. U.S.A.

                          Grossulariaceae

                          • 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

                          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

                          Loganiaceae

                          • Spigelia marilandica - southeastern USA

                          Lygodiaceae

                          • Lygodium palmatum - eastern USA

                          Lythraceae

                            Subfamily Lythroideae
                            Tribe Nesaeeae

                            • Decodon verticillatus - eastern USA and Canada W/C

                            Myricaceae

                            • Morella cerifera - southeastern US to Central America
                            • Myrica gale - circumboreal; northern and western Europe, North America

                            Oleaceae

                              Subfamily
                              Tribe Oleeae

                              • Fraxinus americana - USA W/C

                              Orobanchaceae

                                Subfamily
                                Tribe Pedicularideae

                                • Castilleja coccinea -
                                • Pedicularis lanceolata - central & eastern US & Canada

                                Papaveraceae

                                  Subfamily Fumarioideae
                                  Tribe Fumarieae

                                  • Capnoides sempervirens - USA, Canada W/C

                                  Subfamily Papaveroideae
                                  Tribe Chelidonieae

                                  • Stylophorum diphyllum - central USA

                                  Passifloraceae

                                    Subfamily Passifloroideae
                                    Tribe Passifloreae

                                    • Passiflora lutea - eastern USA

                                    Penthoraceae

                                    • Penthorum sedoides - central & eastern US & Canada

                                    Pinaceae

                                      Subfamily Abietoideae

                                      • Abies balsamea - northeastern USA and eastern Canada W/C

                                      Poaceae

                                        Subfamily Panicoideae
                                        Tribe Andropogoneae

                                        • Schizachyrium scoparium - Canada to Mexico

                                        Subfamily Panicoideae
                                        Tribe Paniceae

                                        • Panicum sphaerocarpon - SE. Canada to Ecuador, Cuba, SE. Brazil

                                        Ranunculaceae

                                          Subfamily Coptidoideae
                                          Tribe Coptideae

                                          • Xanthorhiza simplicissima - southeastern USA

                                          Subfamily Isopyroideae
                                          Tribe Isopyreae

                                          • Aquilegia canadensis - USA, Canada W/C

                                          Subfamily Ranunculoideae
                                          Tribe Cimicifugeae

                                          • Actaea racemosa - eastern North America

                                          Rosaceae

                                            Subfamily Amygdaloideae
                                            Tribe Amygdaleae

                                            • Prunus maritima f. gravesii - coastal Connecticut

                                            Rubiaceae

                                              Subfamily Cinchonoideae
                                              Tribe Cephalantheae

                                              • Cephalanthus occidentalis Sugar Shack - E. Canada to C. America, Cuba

                                              Salviniaceae

                                              • Azolla caroliniana - Mass to Wisc., s to W. Indies

                                              Sarraceniaceae

                                              • Sarracenia purpurea - Eastern N. America
                                              • Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea - eastern United States and Canada W/C

                                              Smilacaceae

                                              • Smilax tamnoides - S. Ontario to C. & E. U.S.A.

                                              Urticaceae

                                                Subfamily
                                                Tribe Urticeae

                                                • Urtica dioica - widely naturalized in temperate climates

                                                Violaceae

                                                • Viola labradorica - eastern North America

                                                Xyridaceae

                                                • Xyris caroliniana - Eastern N. America - Ontario to New York & south to Florida
                                                The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 58 accessions native to Northeastern U.S.A.

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                                                = Currently Flowering
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