UCONN UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Plant Biodiversity Conservatory and Research Core

  • Collections
  • Teaching
  • Research
  • Outreach
  • Visiting
  • Staff
  • IPM Info
  • Support the Greenhouse

Collection Holdings native to Nebraska:

Acoraceae

  • Acorus calamus - Asia, N. America

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

      Asparagaceae

        Subfamily Agavoideae
        Tribe Agaveae

        • 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

          Cactaceae

            Subfamily Opuntioideae
            Tribe Opuntieae

            • Opuntia fragilis - western US - wide distribution, but not common

            Ceratophyllaceae

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

            Convolvulaceae

              Subfamily Convolvuloideae
              Tribe Convolvuleae

              • Calystegia sepium - Europe, Asia, North America

              Cornaceae

              • Cornus sericea - Canada, USA, Mexico

              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

                Grossulariaceae

                • Ribes cereum - western North America
                • Ribes hirtellum 'Pixwell' - northeastern North America

                Hydrocharitaceae

                • Elodea canadensis - S. Canada to U.S.A.

                Juncaginaceae

                • Triglochin maritima - Temp. Northern Hemisphere, S. South America W/C

                Lentibulariaceae

                • Utricularia vulgaris subsp. macrorhiza - Siberia to Russian Far East and N. China, N. Japan, N. America W/C

                Martyniaceae

                • Proboscidea louisianica - southwestern United States and Mexico

                Oleaceae

                  Subfamily
                  Tribe Oleeae

                  • Fraxinus americana - USA W/C

                  Orobanchaceae

                    Subfamily
                    Tribe Pedicularideae

                    • Pedicularis lanceolata - central & eastern US & Canada

                    Penthoraceae

                    • Penthorum sedoides - central & eastern US & Canada

                    Pinaceae

                      Subfamily Pinoideae

                      • Pinus ponderosa - SW. Canada to N. Mexico

                      Poaceae

                        Subfamily Panicoideae
                        Tribe Andropogoneae

                        • Schizachyrium scoparium - Canada to Mexico

                        Ranunculaceae

                          Subfamily Isopyroideae
                          Tribe Isopyreae

                          • Aquilegia canadensis - USA, Canada W/C

                          Rosaceae

                            Subfamily Dryadoideae
                            Tribe Dryadeae

                            • Cercocarpus montanus - western US

                            Rubiaceae

                              Subfamily Cinchonoideae
                              Tribe Cephalantheae

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

                              Santalaceae

                              • Phoradendron leucarpum - southern US & Mexico W/C

                              Smilacaceae

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

                              Urticaceae

                                Subfamily
                                Tribe Urticeae

                                • Urtica dioica - widely naturalized in temperate climates
                                The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 34 accessions native to Nebraska

                                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 Sun, 01 Jun 2025 02:08:28 -0400

                                • © University of Connecticut
                                • Disclaimers, Privacy & Copyright