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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

              Boraginaceae

                Subfamily Hydrophylloideae

                • Hydrophyllum virginianum - central & eastern US & Canada

                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.

                  Colchicaceae

                    Subfamily
                    Tribe Uvularieae

                    • Uvularia grandiflora - SC. & SE. Canada to NC. & E. U.S.A.

                    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

                            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 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

                                    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

                                          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
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                                            = accession added within past 90 days

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