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Collection Holdings native to Texas:

Apocynaceae

    Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
    Tribe Asclepiadeae

    • Asclepias tuberosa - SE. Canada, U.S.A. to N. Mexico

    Araceae

      Subfamily Aroideae
      Tribe Pisteae

      • Pistia stratiotes - Pantropical

      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

            • Echeandia texensis - USA:Texas

            Subfamily Agavoideae
            Tribe Agaveae

            • Agave americana - eastern Mexico
            • Agave americana 'Marginata' - western Mexico
            • Manfreda maculosa - s Texas, ne Mexico (endemic)
            • 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

              Bromeliaceae

                Subfamily Hechtioideae

                • Hechtia glomerata - Tex & Mex.

                Subfamily Tillandsioideae

                • Tillandsia baileyi - SE. Texas to Mexico (Tamaulipas)
                • Tillandsia recurvata - Trop. & Subtrop. America
                • Tillandsia usneoides - Dominican Republic W/C
                • Tillandsia usneoides - Trop. & Subtrop. America
                • Tillandsia usneoides - USA W/C
                • Tillandsia usneoides - Peru W/C

                Cactaceae

                  Subfamily Cactoideae
                  Tribe Cacteae

                  • Ariocarpus fissuratus - Mexico, USA (Texas)

                  Subfamily Opuntioideae
                  Tribe Cylindropuntieae

                  • Cylindropuntia kleiniae - USA (NM, Tx), northeast Mexcio

                  Subfamily Opuntioideae
                  Tribe Opuntieae

                  • Opuntia fragilis - western US - wide distribution, but not common
                  • Opuntia humifusa - eastern US W/C

                  Cannaceae

                  • Canna indica - S. America. W. Indies.
                  • Canna indica - Trop. & Subtrop. America W/C

                  Ceratophyllaceae

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

                  Clethraceae

                  • Clethra alnifolia - coastal eastern USA and Canada W/C

                  Convolvulaceae

                    Subfamily Convolvuloideae
                    Tribe Convolvuleae

                    • Calystegia sepium - Europe, Asia, North America

                    Cupressaceae

                      Subfamily Taxodioideae

                      • Taxodium huegelii - Mexico - Rio Nazas

                      Cyperaceae

                        Subfamily Cyperoideae
                        Tribe Cypereae

                        • Cyperus brevifolia - Trop. & Subtrop.

                        Cystopteridaceae

                        • Cystopteris bulbifera - eastern North America

                        Droseraceae

                        • Drosera capillaris - Liberty County, Florida, USA W/C

                        Equisetaceae

                        • Equisetum hyemale - eastern North America

                        Euphorbiaceae

                          Subfamily Crotonoideae
                          Tribe Jatropheae

                          • Jatropha cathartica - SC. U.S.A. to NE. Mexico

                          Subfamily Euphorbioideae
                          Tribe Euphorbieae

                          • Euphorbia antisyphilitica - southwestern USA, northern Mexico

                          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

                            Subfamily Mimosoideae
                            Tribe Acacieae

                            • Acacia angustissima -
                            • Vachellia farnesiana - widely naturalized, but probably native to S. USA and Mexico

                            Fagaceae

                              Subfamily Quercoideae

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

                              Gelsemiaceae

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

                              Hydrocharitaceae

                              • Vallisneria americana - N. America to Honduras, Colombia, Caribbean

                              Lamiaceae

                                Subfamily Nepetoideae
                                Tribe Mentheae

                                • Salvia pinguifolia - S. New Mexico to Texas, NE. Mexico

                                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

                                Lythraceae

                                  Subfamily Lythroideae
                                  Tribe Nesaeeae

                                  • Decodon verticillatus - eastern USA and Canada W/C
                                  • Heimia salicifolia - tropical America

                                  Malpighiaceae

                                  • Malpighia glabra - Texas south to South America

                                  Martyniaceae

                                  • Proboscidea louisianica - southwestern United States and Mexico
                                  • Proboscidea parviflora - southwestern USA, northern 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 palustris - southeastern US
                                        • Pinus ponderosa - SW. Canada to N. Mexico

                                        Poaceae

                                          Subfamily Chloridoideae
                                          Tribe Zoysieae

                                          • Spartina bakeri - USA

                                          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 Coptidoideae
                                              Tribe Coptideae

                                              • Xanthorhiza simplicissima - southeastern USA

                                              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

                                                  Salviniaceae

                                                  • Azolla caroliniana - Mass to Wisc., s to W. Indies

                                                  Santalaceae

                                                  • Phoradendron leucarpum - southern US & Mexico W/C

                                                  Sapindaceae

                                                    Subfamily Sapindoideae

                                                    • Ungnadia speciosa - Mexico, southwestern USA

                                                    Sarraceniaceae

                                                    • Sarracenia alata - Tylor County, Texas, USA W/C
                                                    • Sarracenia alata - southeastern USA W/C
                                                    • Sarracenia alata - USA W/C

                                                    Saururaceae

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

                                                    Scrophulariaceae

                                                      Subfamily
                                                      Tribe Leucophylleae

                                                      • Leucophyllum frutescens - Texas, USA into northern Mexico

                                                      Selaginellaceae

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

                                                      Smilacaceae

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

                                                      Talinaceae

                                                      • Talinum paniculatum - southern US toSouth America

                                                      Urticaceae

                                                        Subfamily
                                                        Tribe Urticeae

                                                        • Urtica dioica - widely naturalized in temperate climates

                                                        Verbenaceae

                                                          Subfamily
                                                          Tribe Lantaneae

                                                          • Aloysia gratissima - Arizona to Texas, Mexico, Brazil to N. Argentina W/C

                                                          Xyridaceae

                                                          • Xyris caroliniana - Eastern N. America - Ontario to New York & south to Florida

                                                          Zygophyllaceae

                                                            Subfamily Larreoideae

                                                            • Larrea tridentata - southwestern USA and Mexico
                                                            The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 85 accessions native to Texas

                                                            W/C = Wild Collected
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                                                            = accession added within past 90 days

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