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Collection Holdings from Southeastern U.S.A.:

Includes:

  1. ALA: Alabama
  2. ARK: Arkansas
  3. DEL: Delaware
  4. FLA: Florida
  5. GEO: Georgia
  6. KTY: Kentucky
  7. LOU: Louisiana
  8. MRY: Maryland
  9. MSI: Mississippi
  10. NCA: North Carolina
  11. SCA: South Carolina
  12. TEN: Tennessee
  13. VRG: Virginia
  14. WDC: District of Columbia

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
          • Sabal palmetto - SE. U.S.A. to W. Cuba

          Aristolochiaceae

            Subfamily Asaroideae
            Tribe Sarumeae

            • Asarum arifolium - southeastern USA W/C

            Asteraceae

              Subfamily Asteroideae
              Tribe Astereae

              • Solidago rigida - central & eastern US & Canada

              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 Tillandsioideae

                  • Tillandsia recurvata - Trop. & Subtrop. America
                  • Tillandsia simulata - centra Florida
                  • Tillandsia simulata - southern Florida, USA
                  • Tillandsia usneoides - USA W/C
                  • Tillandsia usneoides - Trop. & Subtrop. America
                  • Tillandsia usneoides - Peru W/C
                  • Tillandsia usneoides - Dominican Republic W/C

                  Burseraceae

                  • Bursera simaruba - Mexico - Chiapas/Oaxaca

                  Cactaceae

                    Subfamily Cactoideae
                    Tribe Cereeae

                    • Pilosocereus polygonus - Dominican Republic W/C

                    Subfamily Opuntioideae
                    Tribe Opuntieae

                    • Opuntia humifusa - eastern US W/C

                    Capparaceae

                    • Quadrella cyanophallophora - caribbean and s. Florida

                    Caprifoliaceae

                      Subfamily Diervilloideae

                      • Diervilla rivularis Kodiak Red - southeastern US

                      Ceratophyllaceae

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

                      Clethraceae

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

                      Clusiaceae

                        Subfamily
                        Tribe Clusieae

                        • Clusia rosea - Caribbean region

                        Convolvulaceae

                          Subfamily Convolvuloideae
                          Tribe Convolvuleae

                          • Calystegia sepium - Europe, Asia, North America

                          Cyperaceae

                            Subfamily Cyperoideae
                            Tribe Cypereae

                            • Cyperus brevifolia - Trop. & Subtrop.

                            Cystopteridaceae

                            • Cystopteris bulbifera - eastern North America

                            Droseraceae

                            • Dionaea muscipula - E. North Carolina to E. South Carolina, Florida
                            • Drosera capillaris - Liberty County, Florida, USA W/C
                            • Drosera filiformis var. filiformis - eastern USA W/C
                            • Drosera filiformis var. tracyi - SE. U.S.A.

                            Equisetaceae

                            • Equisetum hyemale - eastern North America

                            Euphorbiaceae

                              Subfamily Acalyphoideae
                              Tribe Acalypheae

                              • Acalypha chamaedrifolia - S. Florida to Caribbean

                              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 Castaneoideae

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

                                  Subfamily Quercoideae

                                  • Quercus virginiana - southeastern USA

                                  Gelsemiaceae

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

                                  Grossulariaceae

                                  • Ribes hirtellum 'Pixwell' - northeastern North America

                                  Hydrocharitaceae

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

                                  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

                                  Liliaceae

                                    Subfamily Lilioideae

                                    • Lilium catesbaei - SE. U.S.A. W/C

                                    Linderniaceae

                                    • Lindernia grandiflora - southeastern US

                                    Loganiaceae

                                    • Spigelia marilandica - southeastern USA

                                    Lygodiaceae

                                    • Lygodium palmatum - eastern USA

                                    Lythraceae

                                      Subfamily Lythroideae
                                      Tribe Nesaeeae

                                      • Decodon verticillatus - eastern USA and Canada W/C

                                      Malvaceae

                                        Subfamily Malvoideae
                                        Tribe Hibisceae

                                        • Hibiscus acetosella 'Haight Ashbury' - eastern & central Africa

                                        Marantaceae

                                        • Thalia geniculata - Trop. Africa, SE. U.S.A. to Trop. America

                                        Moraceae

                                          Subfamily
                                          Tribe Ficeae

                                          • Ficus aurea - Florida, n & w Caribbean south to Panama

                                          Myricaceae

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

                                          Myrtaceae

                                            Subfamily Myrtoideae
                                            Tribe Myrteae

                                            • Psidium guajava - Trop. & Subtrop. America

                                            Oleaceae

                                              Subfamily
                                              Tribe Oleeae

                                              • Fraxinus americana - USA W/C

                                              Orchidaceae

                                                Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                                Tribe Epidendreae

                                                • Epidendrum rigidum - I. Socorro, S. Florida, Trop. America

                                                Orobanchaceae

                                                  Subfamily
                                                  Tribe Pedicularideae

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

                                                      Subfamily Turneroideae

                                                      • Turnera ulmifolia - West Indies, Mexico

                                                      Penthoraceae

                                                      • Penthorum sedoides - central & eastern US & Canada

                                                      Phytolaccaceae

                                                      • Rivina humilis - S. US & trop America

                                                      Pinaceae

                                                        Subfamily Abietoideae

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

                                                        Subfamily Pinoideae

                                                        • Pinus palustris - southeastern US

                                                        Piperaceae

                                                          Subfamily Piperoideae

                                                          • Peperomia obtusifolia - tropical America and S. Florida

                                                          Poaceae

                                                            Subfamily Chloridoideae
                                                            Tribe Zoysieae

                                                            • Spartina bakeri - USA

                                                            Subfamily Panicoideae
                                                            Tribe Andropogoneae

                                                            • Schizachyrium scoparium - Canada to Mexico

                                                            Subfamily Panicoideae
                                                            Tribe Paniceae

                                                            • Stenotaphrum secundatum - SE. U.S.A. to E. & S. South America, W. Trop. Africa to Chad
                                                            • Panicum sphaerocarpon - SE. Canada to Ecuador, Cuba, SE. Brazil

                                                            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

                                                                Subfamily Ranunculoideae
                                                                Tribe Cimicifugeae

                                                                • Actaea racemosa - eastern North America

                                                                Rhizophoraceae

                                                                  Subfamily
                                                                  Tribe Rhizophoreae

                                                                  • Rhizophora mangle - tropical America

                                                                  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 - Tylor County, Texas, USA W/C
                                                                    • Sarracenia alata - southeastern USA W/C
                                                                    • Sarracenia alata - USA W/C
                                                                    • Sarracenia flava - Southeastern N. America - Virginia and N. Carolina to Florida
                                                                    • Sarracenia flava var. flava - southeastern USA W/C
                                                                    • Sarracenia flava var. rubricorpa - Milton, Florida, USA
                                                                    • Sarracenia leucophylla - southeastern USA W/C
                                                                    • Sarracenia leucophylla - southeastern USA
                                                                    • Sarracenia minor - southeastern USA, North Carolina to Florida
                                                                    • Sarracenia minor var. okefenokeensis - USA: Okefenokee Swamp, Georgia
                                                                    • Sarracenia oreophila - northern Alabama, North Carolina, and Georgia, USA W/C
                                                                    • Sarracenia psittacina - southeastern USA
                                                                    • Sarracenia purpurea - Eastern N. America
                                                                    • Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea - eastern United States and Canada W/C
                                                                    • Sarracenia rosea - southeastern USA
                                                                    • Sarracenia rosea 'Manmaru' - southeastern USA
                                                                    • Sarracenia rubra ssp. alabamensis - Alabama, USA
                                                                    • Sarracenia rubra ssp. jonesii - N & S Carolina W/C

                                                                    Schisandraceae

                                                                    • Illicium floridanum - Southeastern N. America - Florida to Louisiana.
                                                                    • Illicium parviflorum - Florida, USA

                                                                    Schoepfiaceae

                                                                    • Schoepfia chrysophylloides - Florida W/C

                                                                    Smilacaceae

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

                                                                    Talinaceae

                                                                    • Talinum paniculatum - southern US toSouth America

                                                                    Taxaceae

                                                                    • Torreya taxifolia - USA: Florida and Georgia

                                                                    Theaceae

                                                                      Subfamily Larinae
                                                                      Tribe Gordonieae

                                                                      • Franklinia alatamaha - Marshall County, Georgia, USA

                                                                      Urticaceae

                                                                        Subfamily
                                                                        Tribe Urticeae

                                                                        • Urtica dioica - widely naturalized in temperate climates

                                                                        Verbenaceae

                                                                          Subfamily
                                                                          Tribe Petreae

                                                                          • Petrea volubilis - Florida, Mexico to Trop. America

                                                                          Violaceae

                                                                          • Viola labradorica - eastern North America

                                                                          Vitaceae

                                                                            Subfamily Vitoideae

                                                                            • Cissus verticillata - northern South America

                                                                            Xyridaceae

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

                                                                            Zygophyllaceae

                                                                              Subfamily Zygophylloideae
                                                                              Tribe Larreoideae

                                                                              • Guaiacum sanctum - Florida, Mexico to northern South America, West Indies
                                                                              The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 115 accessions native to Southeastern U.S.A.

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

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