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Collection Holdings native to British Columbia:

Acoraceae

  • Acorus calamus - Asia, N. America

Amaryllidaceae

    Subfamily Allioideae
    Tribe Allieae

    • Allium schoenoprasum - Europe, Asia

    Araceae

      Subfamily Lemnoideae

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

      Asteraceae

        Subfamily Asteroideae
        Tribe Anthemideae

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

        Subfamily Asteroideae
        Tribe Astereae

        • Grindelia integrifolia - Oregon, Washington and British Columbia W/C

        Cactaceae

          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

            Dryopteridaceae

            • Polystichum munitum - western USA, Canada W/C

            Equisetaceae

            • Equisetum hyemale - eastern North America

            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 gibba - Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America
            • Utricularia vulgaris subsp. macrorhiza - Siberia to Russian Far East and N. China, N. Japan, N. America W/C

            Myricaceae

            • Myrica gale - circumboreal; northern and western Europe, North America

            Papaveraceae

              Subfamily Fumarioideae
              Tribe Fumarieae

              • Capnoides sempervirens - USA, Canada W/C

              Pinaceae

                Subfamily Pinoideae

                • Pinus ponderosa - SW. Canada to N. Mexico

                Poaceae

                  Subfamily Panicoideae
                  Tribe Andropogoneae

                  • Schizachyrium scoparium - Canada to Mexico

                  Pteridaceae

                  • Aspidotis densa - western USA and Canada

                  Ranunculaceae

                    Subfamily Isopyroideae
                    Tribe Isopyreae

                    • Aquilegia canadensis - USA, Canada W/C

                    Rosaceae

                      Subfamily Amygdaloideae
                      Tribe Spiraeeae

                      • Holodiscus discolor - western North America

                      Subfamily Dryadoideae
                      Tribe Dryadeae

                      • Purshia tridentata - western US & Canada

                      Subfamily Rosoideae
                      Tribe Potentilleae

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

                      Sarraceniaceae

                      • Sarracenia purpurea - Eastern N. America

                      Selaginellaceae

                      • Selaginella densa - Colorado, USA W/C

                      Urticaceae

                        Subfamily
                        Tribe Urticeae

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

                        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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