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Collection Holdings native to Afghanistan:

Amaryllidaceae

    Subfamily Allioideae
    Tribe Allieae

    • Allium schoenoprasum - Europe, Asia

    Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
    Tribe Narcisseae

    • Narcissus tazetta - Medit. to Afghanistan, SE. China to Japan

    Apocynaceae

      Subfamily Apocynoideae
      Tribe Nerieae

      • Nerium oleander - broad area Morocco to southern China

      Araceae

        Subfamily Aroideae
        Tribe Pisteae

        • Pistia stratiotes - Pantropical

        Subfamily Lemnoideae

        • Lemna minor - Cosmopolitan

        Boraginaceae

          Subfamily Boraginoideae
          Tribe Boragineae

          • Anchusa azurea - Europe and western Asia

          Caryophyllaceae

            Subfamily Caryophylloideae
            Tribe Sileneae

            • Silene baccifera - Eurasia

            Celastraceae

            • Gymnosporia senegalensis - southern Africa

            Convolvulaceae

              Subfamily Convolvuloideae
              Tribe Convolvuleae

              • Calystegia sepium - Europe, Asia, North America

              Cyperaceae

                Subfamily Cyperoideae
                Tribe Cariceae

                • Carex pendula - Europe, North Africa, western Asia

                Subfamily Cyperoideae
                Tribe Cypereae

                • Cyperus brevifolia - Trop. & Subtrop.

                Ephedraceae

                • Ephedra intermedia - W. Asia - Iran, Turkestan, to the Himalayas and China
                • Ephedra regeliana - temperate central Asia

                Ixioliriaceae

                • Ixiolirion tataricum - E. Turkey to Kashmir W/C

                Juncaginaceae

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

                Lamiaceae

                  Subfamily Nepetoideae
                  Tribe Mentheae

                  • Lycopus europaeus - Azores, Europe to China

                  Subfamily Viticoideae

                  • Vitex agnus-castus - Medit. to Pakistan

                  Lythraceae

                    Subfamily Punicoideae

                    • Punica granatum Nana - S.E. Europe to E. Asia

                    Moraceae

                      Subfamily
                      Tribe Ficeae

                      • Ficus carica - Mediterranean region

                      Myrtaceae

                        Subfamily Myrtoideae
                        Tribe Myrteae

                        • Myrtus communis `Microphylla' - S. Europe to W. Asia.

                        Nitrariaceae

                        • Peganum harmala - Europe & Asia

                        Oleaceae

                          Subfamily
                          Tribe Oleeae

                          • Olea europaea - coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean Basin

                          Subfamily Jasmineae

                          • Jasminum officinale - Asia Minor, Himalayas, China

                          Primulaceae

                            Subfamily Myrsinoideae

                            • Myrsine africana - Africa, Himalayas & China

                            Rosaceae

                              Subfamily Rosoideae
                              Tribe Potentilleae

                              • Duchesnea indica - E. Asia - China, Japan, Himalayas

                              Subfamily Rosoideae
                              Tribe Sanguisorbeae

                              • Agrimonia eupatoria - Europe

                              Rubiaceae

                                Subfamily Rubioideae
                                Tribe Rubieae

                                • Rubia tinctorum - SE. Europe to W. Himalaya, Vietnam (Mt. Fansipan)

                                Solanaceae

                                  Subfamily Solanoideae
                                  Tribe Physaleae

                                  • Withania somnifera - Africa. southern Europe and western Asia

                                  Typhaceae

                                  • Typha laxmannii - SE. Europe to Japan

                                  Urticaceae

                                    Subfamily
                                    Tribe Urticeae

                                    • Urtica dioica - widely naturalized in temperate climates
                                    The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 30 accessions native to Afghanistan

                                    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

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