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Collection Holdings native to Oklahoma:

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

      Araliaceae

        Subfamily Hydrocotyloideae

        • Hydrocotyle verticillata - cosmopolitan

        Arecaceae

          Subfamily Coryphoideae
          Tribe Corypheae

          • Sabal minor - southeastern US W/C

          Asparagaceae

            Subfamily Agavoideae
            Tribe Agaveae

            • Yucca glauca - Central N. America - Iowa to Texas and N. Dakota.

            Asteraceae

              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
                • Opuntia humifusa - eastern US W/C

                Ceratophyllaceae

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

                Cyperaceae

                  Subfamily Cyperoideae
                  Tribe Cypereae

                  • Cyperus brevifolia - Trop. & Subtrop.

                  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 Quercoideae

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

                      Grossulariaceae

                      • Ribes cereum - western North America

                      Lentibulariaceae

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

                      Loganiaceae

                      • Spigelia marilandica - southeastern USA

                      Martyniaceae

                      • Proboscidea louisianica - southwestern United States and 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 ponderosa - SW. Canada to N. Mexico

                            Poaceae

                              Subfamily Panicoideae
                              Tribe Andropogoneae

                              • Schizachyrium scoparium - Canada to Mexico

                              Subfamily Panicoideae
                              Tribe Paniceae

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

                              Pteridaceae

                                Subfamily Cheilanthoideae

                                • Cheilanthes eatonii - USA and 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

                                      Saururaceae

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

                                      Selaginellaceae

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

                                      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 39 accessions native to Oklahoma

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

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