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Collection Holdings native to Tennessee:

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

        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

            Boraginaceae

              Subfamily Hydrophylloideae

              • Hydrophyllum virginianum - central & eastern US & Canada

              Cactaceae

                Subfamily Opuntioideae
                Tribe Opuntieae

                • Opuntia humifusa - eastern US W/C

                Caprifoliaceae

                  Subfamily Diervilloideae

                  • Diervilla rivularis Kodiak Red - southeastern US

                  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

                      Cystopteridaceae

                      • Cystopteris bulbifera - eastern North America

                      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.

                          Gelsemiaceae

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

                          Hydrocharitaceae

                          • Elodea canadensis - S. Canada to U.S.A.
                          • Vallisneria americana - N. America to Honduras, Colombia, Caribbean

                          Lentibulariaceae

                          • Utricularia gibba - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America
                          • Utricularia vulgaris subsp. macrorhiza - Siberia to Russian Far East and N. China, N. Japan, N. America W/C

                          Loganiaceae

                          • Spigelia marilandica - southeastern USA

                          Lygodiaceae

                          • Lygodium palmatum - eastern USA

                          Lythraceae

                            Subfamily Lythroideae
                            Tribe Nesaeeae

                            • Decodon verticillatus - eastern USA and Canada W/C

                            Oleaceae

                              Subfamily
                              Tribe Oleeae

                              • Fraxinus americana - USA W/C

                              Orobanchaceae

                                Subfamily
                                Tribe Pedicularideae

                                • Castilleja coccinea -
                                • Pedicularis lanceolata - central & eastern US & Canada

                                Papaveraceae

                                  Subfamily Fumarioideae
                                  Tribe Fumarieae

                                  • Capnoides sempervirens - USA, Canada W/C

                                  Subfamily Papaveroideae
                                  Tribe Chelidonieae

                                  • Stylophorum diphyllum - central USA

                                  Passifloraceae

                                    Subfamily Passifloroideae
                                    Tribe Passifloreae

                                    • Passiflora lutea - eastern USA

                                    Penthoraceae

                                    • Penthorum sedoides - central & eastern US & Canada

                                    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

                                        Subfamily Isopyroideae
                                        Tribe Isopyreae

                                        • Aquilegia canadensis - USA, Canada W/C

                                        Subfamily Ranunculoideae
                                        Tribe Cimicifugeae

                                        • Actaea racemosa - eastern North America

                                        Sarraceniaceae

                                        • Sarracenia oreophila - northern Alabama, North Carolina, and Georgia, USA W/C

                                        Smilacaceae

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

                                        Urticaceae

                                          Subfamily
                                          Tribe Urticeae

                                          • Urtica dioica - widely naturalized in temperate climates

                                          Violaceae

                                          • Viola labradorica - eastern North America
                                          The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 44 accessions native to Tennessee

                                          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, 30 Mar 2023 02:08:38 -0400

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