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Collection Holdings native to California:

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

        Aristolochiaceae

          Subfamily Aristolchioideae
          Tribe Aristolochieae

          • Aristolochia californica - northern California USA (endemic)

          Asteraceae

            Subfamily Asteroideae
            Tribe Anthemideae

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

            Burseraceae

            • Bursera microphylla - Arizona, Cal. NW Mexico

            Cactaceae

              Subfamily Cactoideae
              Tribe Cacteae

              • Ferocactus cylindraceus - southwestern USA, northern Mexico W/C

              Subfamily Cactoideae
              Tribe Phyllocacteae

              • Carnegiea gigantea - Southern Arizona, southeast California and northwest Mexico
              • Carnegiea gigantea - southwestern USA, northern Mexico 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

                Crassulaceae

                  Subfamily Sempervivoideae
                  Tribe Sedeae

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

                  Cucurbitaceae

                    Subfamily
                    Tribe Sicyoeae

                    • Marah macrocarpus - southern California, USA W/C

                    Cupressaceae

                      Subfamily Sequoioideae

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

                      Dryopteridaceae

                      • Polystichum munitum - western USA, Canada W/C

                      Ephedraceae

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

                      Equisetaceae

                      • Equisetum hyemale - eastern North America

                      Fabaceae

                        Subfamily Faboideae
                        Tribe Amorpheae

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

                        Subfamily Mimosoideae
                        Tribe Acacieae

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

                        Lauraceae

                        • Umbellularia californica - Oregon & California

                        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

                            Pteridaceae

                              Subfamily Cheilanthoideae

                              • Aspidotis densa - western USA and Canada

                              Rosaceae

                                Subfamily Amygdaloideae
                                Tribe Maleae

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

                                Subfamily Dryadoideae
                                Tribe Dryadeae

                                • Purshia tridentata - western US & Canada

                                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

                                  • Sarracenia purpurea - Eastern N. America

                                  Saururaceae

                                  • Anemopsis californica - W. & C. U.S.A. to Mexico W/C

                                  Selaginellaceae

                                  • 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 43 accessions native to California

                                      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 Mon, 04 Dec 2023 02:08:08 -0500

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