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Collection Holdings native to Transcaucasus:

Amaranthaceae

    Subfamily Chenopodioideae

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

    Amaryllidaceae

      Subfamily Allioideae
      Tribe Allieae

      • Allium schoenoprasum - Europe, Asia

      Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
      Tribe Pancratieae

      • Pancratium maritimum - Canary Is. (Fuerteventura), Medit. to Black Sea coast

      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

            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

                    Droseraceae

                    • Aldrovanda vesiculosa - Darwin, Australia W/C

                    Equisetaceae

                    • Equisetum hyemale - eastern North America
                    • Equisetum ramosissimum - warm-temperate to tropical, nearly cosmopolitan

                    Iridaceae

                      Subfamily Iridoideae
                      Tribe Irideae

                      • Iris sibirica -

                      Ixioliriaceae

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

                      Juncaginaceae

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

                      Lamiaceae

                        Subfamily Ajugoideae

                        • Teucrium chamaedrys - Europe to Caucasus

                        Subfamily Lamioideae
                        Tribe Stachydeae

                        • Stachys byzantina - Krym, N. Turkey to N. Iran

                        Subfamily Nepetoideae
                        Tribe Mentheae

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

                        Subfamily Viticoideae

                        • Vitex agnus-castus - Medit. to Pakistan

                        Marsileaceae

                        • Marsilea quadrifolia - Europe and Asia

                        Moraceae

                          Subfamily
                          Tribe Ficeae

                          • Ficus carica - Mediterranean region

                          Nitrariaceae

                          • Peganum harmala - Europe & Asia

                          Oleaceae

                            Subfamily Jasmineae

                            • Jasminum officinale - Asia Minor, Himalayas, China

                            Papaveraceae

                              Subfamily Papaveroideae
                              Tribe Chelidonieae

                              • Chelidonium majus - Europe & Asia

                              Primulaceae

                                Subfamily Myrsinoideae

                                • Lysimachia nummularia aurea - temperate Europe

                                Pteridaceae

                                  Subfamily Pteridoideae

                                  • Pteris cretica - Europe, Asia, and Africa

                                  Resedaceae

                                  • Reseda lutea - Eurasia, north Africa

                                  Rosaceae

                                    Subfamily Rosoideae
                                    Tribe Colurieae

                                    • Geum urbanum - Europe

                                    Subfamily Rosoideae
                                    Tribe Rubeae

                                    • Rubus idaeus 'Heritage' - Europe and northern Asia, widely cultivated

                                    Subfamily Rosoideae
                                    Tribe Sanguisorbeae

                                    • Agrimonia eupatoria - Europe

                                    Rubiaceae

                                      Subfamily Rubioideae
                                      Tribe Rubieae

                                      • Rubia tinctorum - SE. Europe to W. Himalaya, Vietnam (Mt. Fansipan)

                                      Typhaceae

                                      • Typha laxmannii - SE. Europe to Japan

                                      Urticaceae

                                        Subfamily
                                        Tribe Urticeae

                                        • Urtica dioica - widely naturalized in temperate climates
                                        The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 39 accessions native to Transcaucasus

                                        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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