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Collection Holdings native to Mississippi:

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

          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 Eupatorieae

              • Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae - eastern US

              Subfamily Asteroideae
              Tribe Heliantheae

              • Helianthus tuberosus - eastern North America

              Bromeliaceae

                Subfamily Tillandsioideae

                • Tillandsia usneoides - Dominican Republic W/C
                • Tillandsia usneoides - USA W/C
                • Tillandsia usneoides - Trop. & Subtrop. America
                • Tillandsia usneoides - Peru W/C

                Cactaceae

                  Subfamily Opuntioideae
                  Tribe Opuntieae

                  • Opuntia humifusa - eastern US W/C

                  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.

                    Convolvulaceae

                      Subfamily Convolvuloideae
                      Tribe Convolvuleae

                      • Calystegia sepium - Europe, Asia, North America

                      Cyperaceae

                        Subfamily Cyperoideae
                        Tribe Cypereae

                        • Cyperus brevifolia - Trop. & Subtrop.

                        Droseraceae

                        • Drosera filiformis var. filiformis - eastern USA W/C
                        • Drosera filiformis var. tracyi - SE. U.S.A.

                        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 Castaneoideae

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

                            Subfamily Quercoideae

                            • Quercus virginiana - SE. & SC. U.S.A.

                            Gelsemiaceae

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

                            Hydrocharitaceae

                            • Vallisneria americana - N. America to Honduras, Colombia, Caribbean

                            Lentibulariaceae

                            • Utricularia gibba - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America

                            Liliaceae

                              Subfamily Lilioideae

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

                              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

                                Oleaceae

                                  Subfamily
                                  Tribe Oleeae

                                  • Fraxinus americana - USA W/C

                                  Orobanchaceae

                                    Subfamily
                                    Tribe Pedicularideae

                                    • Castilleja coccinea -

                                    Passifloraceae

                                      Subfamily Passifloroideae
                                      Tribe Passifloreae

                                      • Passiflora lutea - eastern USA

                                      Penthoraceae

                                      • Penthorum sedoides - central & eastern US & Canada

                                      Phytolaccaceae

                                      • Rivina humilis - S. US & trop America

                                      Pinaceae

                                        Subfamily Pinoideae

                                        • Pinus palustris - southeastern US

                                        Poaceae

                                          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

                                          Ranunculaceae

                                            Subfamily Coptidoideae
                                            Tribe Coptideae

                                            • Xanthorhiza simplicissima - southeastern USA

                                            Salviniaceae

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

                                            Sarraceniaceae

                                            • Sarracenia alata - USA W/C
                                            • Sarracenia alata - Tylor County, Texas, USA W/C
                                            • Sarracenia alata - southeastern USA W/C
                                            • Sarracenia leucophylla - southeastern USA
                                            • Sarracenia leucophylla - southeastern USA W/C
                                            • Sarracenia psittacina - southeastern USA
                                            • Sarracenia purpurea - Eastern N. America
                                            • Sarracenia rosea - southeastern USA

                                            Schisandraceae

                                            • Illicium floridanum - Southeastern N. America - Florida to Louisiana.

                                            Smilacaceae

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

                                            Urticaceae

                                              Subfamily
                                              Tribe Urticeae

                                              • Urtica dioica - widely naturalized in temperate climates

                                              Xyridaceae

                                              • Xyris caroliniana - Eastern N. America - Ontario to New York & south to Florida
                                              The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 56 accessions native to Mississippi

                                              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

                                              data regenerated on Thu, 02 Feb 2023 02:08:24 -0500

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