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Collection Holdings native to Lebanon-Syria:

Adoxaceae

  • Viburnum tinus - Canary Islands

Amaranthaceae

    Subfamily Chenopodioideae

    • Beta vulgaris 'Fordhook Giant' - cultivated, originally Mediterranean

    Amaryllidaceae

      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 Lemnoideae

          • Lemna minor - Cosmopolitan

          Asparagaceae

            Subfamily Nolinoideae
            Tribe Rusceae

            • Ruscus aculeatus - Azores, w Europe, to Iran

            Subfamily Scilloideae
            Tribe Hyacintheae

            • Leopoldia longipes - C. Turkey to Sinai and Iran

            Boraginaceae

              Subfamily Boraginoideae
              Tribe Boragineae

              • Anchusa azurea - Europe and western Asia

              Brassicaceae

                Subfamily
                Tribe Isatideae

                • Isatis tinctoria - Eurasia W/C

                Cannabaceae

                • Humulus lupulus - northern Temperate regions

                Caryophyllaceae

                  Subfamily Caryophylloideae
                  Tribe Sileneae

                  • Silene baccifera - Eurasia

                  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

                        Equisetaceae

                        • Equisetum ramosissimum - warm-temperate to tropical, nearly cosmopolitan

                        Fabaceae

                          Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
                          Tribe Cassieae

                          • Ceratonia siliqua - Mediterranean region

                          Hypericaceae

                          • Hypericum perforatum - temperate Europe & Asia

                          Ixioliriaceae

                          • Ixiolirion tataricum - E. Turkey to Kashmir W/C

                          Lamiaceae

                            Subfamily Ajugoideae

                            • Teucrium chamaedrys - Europe to Caucasus

                            Subfamily Nepetoideae
                            Tribe Mentheae

                            • Lycopus europaeus - Azores, Europe to China
                            • Thymus kotschyanus - S. & E. Turkey to Iran

                            Subfamily Viticoideae

                            • Vitex Agnus-castus - Medit. to Pakistan

                            Lauraceae

                            • Laurus nobilis - Mediterranean

                            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

                                Pinaceae

                                  Subfamily Pinoideae

                                  • Pinus pinea - S. Europe to Lebanon

                                  Resedaceae

                                  • Reseda lutea - Eurasia and North Africa

                                  Rosaceae

                                    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

                                        Santalaceae

                                        • Osyris alba - Portugal to Turkey

                                        Solanaceae

                                          Subfamily Solanoideae

                                          • Mandragora autumnalis - southern Europe

                                          Subfamily Solanoideae
                                          Tribe Physaleae

                                          • Withania somnifera - Africa. southern Europe and western Asia

                                          Urticaceae

                                            Subfamily
                                            Tribe Urticeae

                                            • Urtica dioica - widely naturalized in temperate climates
                                            The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 38 accessions native to Lebanon-Syria

                                            W/C = Wild Collected
                                            = indicates flowering in past 14 days
                                            = images available for this accession
                                            = map available for this accession
                                            = accession added within past 90 days

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