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Collection Holdings from South-Central U.S.A.:

Includes:

  1. NWM: New Mexico
  2. TEX: Texas

Apocynaceae

    Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
    Tribe Asclepiadeae

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

    Araceae

      Subfamily Aroideae
      Tribe Pisteae

      • Pistia stratiotes - Pantropical

      Subfamily Lemnoideae

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

      Araliaceae

        Subfamily Hydrocotyloideae

        • Hydrocotyle verticillata - cosmopolitan

        Arecaceae

          Subfamily Coryphoideae
          Tribe Corypheae

          • Sabal minor - southeastern US W/C

          Asparagaceae

            Subfamily Agavoideae

            • Echeandia texensis - USA:Texas

            Subfamily Agavoideae
            Tribe Agaveae

            • Agave americana - eastern Mexico
            • Agave americana 'Marginata' - western Mexico
            • Agave parryi - SE. Arizona to Texas and N. & W. Mexico
            • Manfreda maculosa - s Texas, ne Mexico (endemic)
            • 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

              • Solidago rigida - central & eastern US & Canada
              • Ericameria nauseosa var. nauseosa - western plains & rocky mountains, USA

              Subfamily Asteroideae
              Tribe Heliantheae

              • Helianthus tuberosus - eastern North America

              Subfamily Asteroideae
              Tribe Senecioneae

              • Packera obovata -

              Bignoniaceae

                Subfamily
                Tribe Tecomeae

                • Tecoma stans - tropical America

                Bromeliaceae

                  Subfamily Hechtioideae

                  • Hechtia glomerata - Tex & Mex.

                  Subfamily Tillandsioideae

                  • Tillandsia baileyi - SE. Texas to Mexico (Tamaulipas)
                  • Tillandsia recurvata - Trop. & Subtrop. America
                  • Tillandsia usneoides - Trop. & Subtrop. America
                  • Tillandsia usneoides - Peru W/C
                  • Tillandsia usneoides - Dominican Republic W/C
                  • Tillandsia usneoides - USA W/C

                  Cactaceae

                    Subfamily Cactoideae
                    Tribe Cacteae

                    • Ariocarpus fissuratus - Mexico, USA (Texas)

                    Subfamily Opuntioideae
                    Tribe Cylindropuntieae

                    • Cylindropuntia kleiniae - USA (NM, Tx), northeast Mexcio

                    Subfamily Opuntioideae
                    Tribe Opuntieae

                    • Opuntia fragilis - western US - wide distribution, but not common
                    • Opuntia humifusa - eastern US W/C

                    Cannaceae

                    • Canna indica - Trop. & Subtrop. America W/C
                    • Canna indica - S. America. W. Indies.

                    Ceratophyllaceae

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

                    Clethraceae

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

                    Convolvulaceae

                      Subfamily Convolvuloideae
                      Tribe Convolvuleae

                      • Calystegia sepium - Europe, Asia, North America

                      Cornaceae

                      • Cornus sericea - Canada, USA, Mexico

                      Crassulaceae

                        Subfamily Sempervivoideae
                        Tribe Sedeae

                        • Dudleya pulverulenta - USA: MRO283, Vista, Ca W/C

                        Cupressaceae

                          Subfamily Taxodioideae

                          • Taxodium huegelii - Mexico - Rio Nazas

                          Cyperaceae

                            Subfamily Cyperoideae
                            Tribe Cypereae

                            • Cyperus brevifolia - Trop. & Subtrop.

                            Cystopteridaceae

                            • Cystopteris bulbifera - eastern North America

                            Droseraceae

                            • Drosera capillaris - Liberty County, Florida, USA W/C

                            Equisetaceae

                            • Equisetum hyemale - eastern North America

                            Euphorbiaceae

                              Subfamily Crotonoideae
                              Tribe Jatropheae

                              • Jatropha cathartica - SC. U.S.A. to NE. Mexico

                              Subfamily Euphorbioideae
                              Tribe Euphorbieae

                              • Euphorbia antisyphilitica - southwestern USA, northern Mexico

                              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 -
                                • Vachellia farnesiana - widely naturalized, but probably native to S. USA and Mexico

                                Fagaceae

                                  Subfamily Quercoideae

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

                                  Gelsemiaceae

                                  • Gelsemium sempervirens - Southeastern N. America - Florida to Texas, N to Arkansas & W. Virginia

                                  Grossulariaceae

                                  • Ribes cereum - western 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

                                  Lamiaceae

                                    Subfamily Nepetoideae
                                    Tribe Mentheae

                                    • Salvia pinguifolia - S. New Mexico to Texas, NE. Mexico

                                    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

                                    Lythraceae

                                      Subfamily Lythroideae
                                      Tribe Nesaeeae

                                      • Decodon verticillatus - eastern USA and Canada W/C
                                      • Heimia salicifolia - tropical America

                                      Malpighiaceae

                                      • Malpighia glabra - Texas south to South America

                                      Martyniaceae

                                      • Proboscidea louisianica - southwestern United States and Mexico
                                      • Proboscidea parviflora - southwestern USA, northern Mexico

                                      Myricaceae

                                      • Morella cerifera - southeastern US to Central America

                                      Oleaceae

                                        Subfamily
                                        Tribe Oleeae

                                        • Fraxinus americana - USA W/C

                                        Passifloraceae

                                          Subfamily Passifloroideae
                                          Tribe Passifloreae

                                          • Passiflora incarnata - south-central and southeastern USA, Bermuda
                                          • Passiflora lutea - eastern USA

                                          Penthoraceae

                                          • Penthorum sedoides - central & eastern US & Canada

                                          Phytolaccaceae

                                          • Rivina humilis - S. US & trop America

                                          Pinaceae

                                            Subfamily Pinoideae

                                            • Pinus engelmannii - SE. Arizona to SW. New Mexico and N. Mexico
                                            • Pinus palustris - southeastern US
                                            • Pinus ponderosa - SW. Canada to N. Mexico

                                            Poaceae

                                              Subfamily Chloridoideae
                                              Tribe Zoysieae

                                              • Spartina bakeri - USA

                                              Subfamily Panicoideae
                                              Tribe Andropogoneae

                                              • Schizachyrium scoparium - Canada to Mexico

                                              Subfamily Panicoideae
                                              Tribe Paniceae

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

                                              Polemoniaceae

                                                Subfamily Polemonioideae
                                                Tribe Polemonieae

                                                • Polemonium viscosum - western North America

                                                Pteridaceae

                                                  Subfamily Cheilanthoideae

                                                  • Cheilanthes eatonii - USA and Mexico

                                                  Ranunculaceae

                                                    Subfamily Coptidoideae
                                                    Tribe Coptideae

                                                    • Xanthorhiza simplicissima - southeastern USA

                                                    Subfamily Isopyroideae
                                                    Tribe Isopyreae

                                                    • Aquilegia canadensis - USA, Canada W/C

                                                    Rosaceae

                                                      Subfamily Dryadoideae
                                                      Tribe Dryadeae

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

                                                      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

                                                        Santalaceae

                                                        • Phoradendron leucarpum - southern US & Mexico W/C

                                                        Sarraceniaceae

                                                        • Sarracenia alata - southeastern USA W/C
                                                        • Sarracenia alata - USA W/C
                                                        • Sarracenia alata - Tylor County, Texas, USA W/C

                                                        Saururaceae

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

                                                        Scrophulariaceae

                                                          Subfamily
                                                          Tribe Leucophylleae

                                                          • Leucophyllum frutescens - Texas, USA into northern Mexico

                                                          Selaginellaceae

                                                          • Selaginella cf. peruviana - N.Mex., Okla., Tex.; Mexico; South America
                                                          • Selaginella cf. wrightii - N.Mex., Tex.; Mexico

                                                          Smilacaceae

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

                                                          Talinaceae

                                                          • Talinum paniculatum - southern US toSouth America

                                                          Urticaceae

                                                            Subfamily
                                                            Tribe Urticeae

                                                            • Urtica dioica - widely naturalized in temperate climates

                                                            Verbenaceae

                                                              Subfamily
                                                              Tribe Lantaneae

                                                              • Aloysia gratissima - Arizona to Texas, Mexico, Brazil to N. Argentina W/C

                                                              Xyridaceae

                                                              • Xyris caroliniana - Eastern N. America - Ontario to New York & south to Florida

                                                              Zygophyllaceae

                                                                Subfamily Larreoideae

                                                                • Larrea tridentata - southwestern USA and Mexico
                                                                The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 97 accessions native to South-Central U.S.A.

                                                                W/C = Wild Collected
                                                                = Currently Flowering
                                                                = Image(s) Available
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