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Collection Holdings from Northeastern U.S.A.:

Includes:

  1. CNT: Connecticut
  2. INI: Indiana
  3. MAI: Maine
  4. MAS: Masachusettes
  5. MIC: Michigan
  6. NWH: New Hampshire
  7. NWJ: New Jersey
  8. NWY: New York
  9. OHI: Ohio
  10. PEN: Pennsylvania
  11. RHO: Rhode I.
  12. VER: Vermont
  13. WVA: West Virginia

Acoraceae

  • Acorus calamus - Asia, N. America

Amaryllidaceae

    Subfamily Allioideae
    Tribe Allieae

    • Allium schoenoprasum - Europe, Asia

    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

          Asteraceae

            Subfamily Asteroideae
            Tribe Astereae

            • Solidago rigida - central & eastern US & Canada

            Subfamily Asteroideae
            Tribe Coreopsideae

            • Coreopsis tinctoria - southern Canada to northern Mexico

            Subfamily Asteroideae
            Tribe Eupatorieae

            • Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae - eastern US

            Subfamily Asteroideae
            Tribe Heliantheae

            • Helianthus tuberosus - eastern North America

            Subfamily Asteroideae
            Tribe Senecioneae

            • Packera obovata -

            Boraginaceae

              Subfamily Hydrophylloideae

              • Hydrophyllum virginianum - central & eastern US & Canada

              Ceratophyllaceae

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

              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.

                Commelinaceae

                  Subfamily Commelinoideae
                  Tribe Tradescantieae

                  • Tradescantia x Andersoniana - NE. U.S.A.

                  Convolvulaceae

                    Subfamily Convolvuloideae
                    Tribe Convolvuleae

                    • Calystegia sepium - Europe, Asia, North America

                    Cornaceae

                    • Cornus sericea - Canada, USA, Mexico

                    Cystopteridaceae

                    • Cystopteris bulbifera - eastern North America

                    Droseraceae

                    • Drosera filiformis var. filiformis - eastern USA W/C

                    Equisetaceae

                    • Equisetum hyemale - eastern North America

                    Eriocaulaceae

                      Subfamily Eriocauloideae

                      • Eriocaulon decangulare - southeastern US

                      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 -

                        Fagaceae

                          Subfamily Castaneoideae

                          • Castanea dentata - E. Canada to NC. & E. U.S.A.

                          Grossulariaceae

                          • Ribes hirtellum 'Pixwell' - northeastern North America

                          Hydrocharitaceae

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

                          Juncaginaceae

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

                          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

                          Lythraceae

                            Subfamily Lythroideae
                            Tribe Nesaeeae

                            • Decodon verticillatus - eastern USA and Canada W/C

                            Myricaceae

                            • Morella cerifera - southeastern US to Central America
                            • Myrica gale - circumboreal; northern and western Europe, North America

                            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

                                  Penthoraceae

                                  • Penthorum sedoides - central & eastern US & Canada

                                  Pinaceae

                                    Subfamily Abietoideae

                                    • Abies balsamea - northeastern USA and eastern Canada W/C

                                    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 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

                                        Rosaceae

                                          Subfamily Amygdaloideae
                                          Tribe Amygdaleae

                                          • Prunus maritima f. gravesii - coastal Connecticut

                                          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

                                            Sarraceniaceae

                                            • Sarracenia purpurea - Eastern N. America
                                            • Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea - eastern United States and Canada 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

                                              Xyridaceae

                                              • Xyris caroliniana - Eastern N. America - Ontario to New York & south to Florida
                                              The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 58 accessions native to Northeastern U.S.A.

                                              W/C = Wild Collected
                                              = Currently Flowering
                                              = Image(s) Available
                                              = map available for this accession

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