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Collection Holdings from Southwestern U.S.A.:

Includes:

  1. ARI: Arizona
  2. CAL: California
  3. NEV: Nevada
  4. UTA: Utah

Araceae

    Subfamily Lemnoideae

    • Lemna minor - Cosmopolitan
    • Wolffia columbiana - N & S America

    Araliaceae

      Subfamily Hydrocotyloideae

      • Hydrocotyle verticillata - cosmopolitan

      Aristolochiaceae

        Subfamily Aristolchioideae
        Tribe Aristolochieae

        • Aristolochia californica - northern California USA (endemic)

        Asparagaceae

          Subfamily Agavoideae

          • Agave americana - eastern Mexico
          • Agave americana 'Marginata' - western Mexico
          • Agave murpheyi - Arizona, Sonora Mexico
          • Agave parryi - SE. Arizona to Texas and N. & W. Mexico

          Asteraceae

            Subfamily Asteroideae
            Tribe Anthemideae

            • Artemisia tridentata - intermountain west USA

            Subfamily Asteroideae
            Tribe Astereae

            • Gutierrezia californica - southern California, Baja California

            Bignoniaceae

              Subfamily
              Tribe Tecomeae

              • Tecoma stans - tropical America

              Bromeliaceae

                Subfamily Tillandsioideae

                • Tillandsia recurvata - Trop. & Subtrop. America

                Burseraceae

                • Bursera fagaroides - Mexico
                • Bursera microphylla - Arizona, Cal. NW Mexico

                Cactaceae

                  Subfamily Cactoideae
                  Tribe Phyllocacteae

                  • Carnegiea gigantea - Southern Arizona, southeast California and northwest Mexico
                  • Lophocereus schottii - Baja California

                  Subfamily Opuntioideae
                  Tribe Cylindropuntieae

                  • Cylindropuntia whipplei - S. Utah, W. Colo., New Me

                  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

                    Crassulaceae

                      Subfamily Sempervivoideae
                      Tribe Sedeae

                      • Dudleya pulverulenta - USA: MRO283, Vista, Ca W/C

                      Cucurbitaceae

                        Subfamily Cucurbitoideae
                        Tribe Sicyeae

                        • Marah macrocarpus - southern California, USA W/C

                        Cupressaceae

                          Subfamily Sequoioideae

                          • Sequoia sempervirens - Southwestern N. America - Oregon to California.

                          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

                          Fabaceae

                            Subfamily Faboideae
                            Tribe Amorpheae

                            • Amorpha fruticosa - originally from se USA, now widespread across North America

                            Subfamily Mimosoideae
                            Tribe Acacieae

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

                            Garryaceae

                            • Garrya congdonii - northern California, USA

                            Grossulariaceae

                            • Ribes cereum - western North America
                            • Ribes sanguineum - western 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

                            Lamiaceae

                              Subfamily Nepetoideae
                              Tribe Mentheae

                              • Salvia microphylla - Arizona to Guatemala

                              Lauraceae

                              • Umbellularia californica - Oregon & California

                              Lentibulariaceae

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

                              Malvaceae

                                Subfamily Malvoideae
                                Tribe Hibisceae

                                • Hibiscus denudatus - USA: Ajo, Arizona W/C

                                Nyctaginaceae

                                • Mirabilis laevis - western USA W/C

                                Phytolaccaceae

                                • Rivina humilis - S. US & trop America

                                Pinaceae

                                  Subfamily Pinoideae

                                  • Pinus engelmannii - SE. Arizona to SW. New Mexico and N. Mexico
                                  • Pinus ponderosa - SW. Canada to N. Mexico

                                  Poaceae

                                    Subfamily Panicoideae
                                    Tribe Andropogoneae

                                    • Schizachyrium scoparium - Canada to Mexico

                                    Rhamnaceae

                                    • Ceanothus fendleri - western North America

                                    Rosaceae

                                      Subfamily Amygdaloideae
                                      Tribe Maleae

                                      • Heteromeles arbutifolia - Oregon & California, USA W/C

                                      Subfamily Amygdaloideae
                                      Tribe Spiraeeae

                                      • Holodiscus discolor - western North America

                                      Subfamily Dryadoideae
                                      Tribe Dryadeae

                                      • Cercocarpus montanus var. glaber - western North America

                                      Subfamily Rosoideae
                                      Tribe Potentilleae

                                      • Fragaria chiloensis - western North America & disjunct population in Chile W/C

                                      Rubiaceae

                                        Subfamily Cinchonoideae
                                        Tribe Cephalantheae

                                        • Cephalanthus occidentalis Sugar Shack - E. Canada to C. America, Cuba

                                        Sarraceniaceae

                                        • Darlingtonia californica - USA: northern California, Oregon
                                        • Sarracenia purpurea - Eastern N. America

                                        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

                                        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
                                            The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 61 accessions native to Southwestern U.S.A.

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

                                            data regenerated on Sat, 23 Feb 2019 02:09:07 -0500

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