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Collection Holdings native to Utah:

Apocynaceae

    Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
    Tribe Asclepiadeae

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

    Araceae

      Subfamily Lemnoideae

      • Lemna minor - Cosmopolitan

      Asteraceae

        Subfamily Asteroideae
        Tribe Anthemideae

        • Artemisia tridentata - intermountain west USA
        • Artemisia tridentata subsp. vaseyana - western US

        Cactaceae

          Subfamily Cactoideae
          Tribe Cacteae

          • Ferocactus cylindraceus - southwestern USA, northern Mexico W/C
          • Sclerocactus parviflorus - USA: RP 108, Green River, Ut W/C

          Subfamily Opuntioideae
          Tribe Opuntieae

          • Opuntia fragilis - western US - wide distribution, but not common

          Ceratophyllaceae

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

          Convolvulaceae

            Subfamily Convolvuloideae
            Tribe Convolvuleae

            • Calystegia sepium - Europe, Asia, North America

            Cornaceae

            • Cornus sericea - Canada, USA, Mexico

            Cystopteridaceae

            • Cystopteris bulbifera - eastern North America

            Ephedraceae

            • Ephedra viridis - Southwestern N. America - California to Colorado and Arizona

            Equisetaceae

            • Equisetum hyemale - eastern North America
            • Equisetum laevigatum - Wasatch Mtns, Utah, USA

            Fagaceae

              Subfamily Quercoideae

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

              Grossulariaceae

              • Ribes cereum - western North America

              Hydrocharitaceae

              • Elodea canadensis - S. Canada to U.S.A.

              Juncaginaceae

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

              Lentibulariaceae

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

              Martyniaceae

              • Proboscidea parviflora - southwestern USA, northern Mexico

              Nyctaginaceae

              • Mirabilis laevis - western USA W/C

              Pinaceae

                Subfamily Pinoideae

                • Pinus ponderosa - SW. Canada to N. Mexico

                Poaceae

                  Subfamily Panicoideae
                  Tribe Andropogoneae

                  • Schizachyrium scoparium - Canada to Mexico

                  Polemoniaceae

                    Subfamily Polemonioideae
                    Tribe Polemonieae

                    • Polemonium viscosum - western North America

                    Pteridaceae

                      Subfamily Cheilanthoideae

                      • Cheilanthes eatonii - USA and Mexico

                      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 densa - Colorado, USA W/C
                          • Selaginella watsonii - western USA

                          Simmondsiaceae

                          • Simmondsia chinensis - southwestern North America

                          Urticaceae

                            Subfamily
                            Tribe Urticeae

                            • Urtica dioica - widely naturalized in temperate climates

                            Zygophyllaceae

                              Subfamily Larreoideae

                              • Larrea tridentata - southwestern USA and Mexico
                              The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 33 accessions native to Utah

                              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 Nov 2023 02:08:40 -0500

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