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Collection Holdings native to China North-Central:

Acoraceae

  • Acorus calamus - Asia, N. America
  • Acorus gramineus - E. Himalaya to Japan and Philippines

Actinidiaceae

  • Actinidia deliciosa - China

Adoxaceae

  • Viburnum farreri - China

Amaryllidaceae

    Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
    Tribe Lycoridae

    • Lycoris radiata - China, Japan

    Apiaceae

      Subfamily Mackinlayoideae

      • Centella asiatica - Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia

      Apocynaceae

        Subfamily Apocynoideae
        Tribe Apocyneae

        • Trachelospermum jasminoides - China

        Araliaceae

          Subfamily Aralioideae

          • Tetrapanax papyrifer - China, Taiwan

          Asparagaceae

            Subfamily Agavoideae
            Tribe Anemarrheneae

            • Anemarrhena asphodeloides - Mongolia to China

            Subfamily Nolinoideae
            Tribe Convallarieae

            • Reineckea carnea - China, Japan

            Subfamily Nolinoideae
            Tribe Ophiopogoneae

            • Liriope muscari 'Variegata' - E. Asia - China, Japan
            • Ophiopogon japonicus - Japan & Korea

            Asphodelaceae

              Subfamily Hemerocallidoideae

              • Hemerocallis fulva - China to Temp. E. Asia

              Calycanthaceae

              • Chimonanthus praecox - China

              Cannabaceae

              • Humulus lupulus - northern Temperate regions

              Caryophyllaceae

                Subfamily Caryophylloideae
                Tribe Sileneae

                • Silene baccifera - Eurasia

                Ceratophyllaceae

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

                Chloranthaceae

                • Chloranthus spicatus - China, Thailand

                Clethraceae

                • Clethra barbinervis - S. China to Japan (Honshu, Kyushu) W/C

                Convolvulaceae

                  Subfamily Convolvuloideae
                  Tribe Convolvuleae

                  • Calystegia sepium - Europe, Asia, North America

                  Cupressaceae

                    Subfamily Cupressoideae

                    • Juniperus chinensis - Russian Far East to N. Myanmar and Temp. E. Asia

                    Cyperaceae

                      Subfamily Cyperoideae
                      Tribe Cypereae

                      • Cyperus brevifolia - Trop. & Subtrop.

                      Dioscoreaceae

                      • Dioscorea bulbifera - tropical east Africa to Asia

                      Ebenaceae

                      • Diospyros kaki - Assam to C. & S. China and Taiwan

                      Ephedraceae

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

                      Equisetaceae

                      • Equisetum diffusum - Himalaya mountains from Simla (India) to Tibet
                      • Equisetum hyemale - eastern North America
                      • Equisetum ramosissimum - warm-temperate to tropical, nearly cosmopolitan

                      Eucommiaceae

                      • Eucommia ulmoides - China

                      Euphorbiaceae

                        Subfamily Crotonoideae
                        Tribe Crotoneae

                        • Croton congestus - China

                        Gesneriaceae

                          Subfamily Cyrtandroideae
                          Tribe Trichosporeae

                          • Lysionotus pauciflorus - China

                          Helwingiaceae

                          • Helwingia chinensis - China, Japan

                          Juncaginaceae

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

                          Lamiaceae

                          • Elsholtzia stauntonii - China

                          Subfamily Lamioideae
                          Tribe Pogostemoneae

                          • Rostrinucula dependens - China: Guizhou, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan

                          Subfamily Nepetoideae
                          Tribe Mentheae

                          • Lycopus europaeus - Azores, Europe to China

                          Lentibulariaceae

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

                          Lygodiaceae

                          • Lygodium japonicum - Japan, to the Himalayas, to Northern Australia

                          Lythraceae

                            Subfamily Lythroideae
                            Tribe Nesaeeae

                            • Lagerstroemia indica - China

                            Meliaceae

                              Subfamily Melioideae
                              Tribe Melieae

                              • Melia azedarach - Asia, nat. in trop. America

                              Moraceae

                                Subfamily
                                Tribe Moreae

                                • Broussonetia papyrifera - E. Asia - China. Occasionally naturalized in S.E. Europe

                                Oleaceae

                                  Subfamily Jasmineae

                                  • Jasminum nudiflorum - SE. Tibet to C. China

                                  Orchidaceae

                                    Subfamily Epidendroideae
                                    Tribe Arethuseae

                                    • Bletilla striata - China to Japan

                                    Poaceae

                                      Subfamily Oryzoideae
                                      Tribe Oryzeae

                                      • Oryza sativa - Wild Type from Seed

                                      Primulaceae

                                        Subfamily Myrsinoideae

                                        • Myrsine africana - Africa, Himalayas & China

                                        Pteridaceae

                                          Subfamily Pteridoideae

                                          • Pteris cretica - Europe, Asia, and Africa

                                          Ranunculaceae

                                            Subfamily Ranunculoideae
                                            Tribe Anemoneae

                                            • Anemone scabiosa - China

                                            Rosaceae

                                              Subfamily Rosoideae
                                              Tribe Potentilleae

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

                                              Rubiaceae

                                                Subfamily Ixoroideae
                                                Tribe Gardenieae

                                                • Gardenia jasminoides -
                                                • Gardenia jasminoides - southern China, Taiwan, Japan (subtropical eastern hemisphere)

                                                Saururaceae

                                                • Houttuynia cordata - Japan south to mountains of Java & Nepal

                                                Saxifragaceae

                                                • Saxifraga stolonifera - E. Asia - W. China, Japan
                                                • Tiarella polyphylla - Asia

                                                Schisandraceae

                                                • Schisandra chinensis - Russian Far East to N. China and C. Japan

                                                Solanaceae

                                                  Subfamily Solanoideae
                                                  Tribe Lycieae

                                                  • Lycium barbarum - temperate China

                                                  Stachyuraceae

                                                  • Stachyurus chinensis - China

                                                  Typhaceae

                                                  • Typha laxmannii - SE. Europe to Japan
                                                  • Typha orientalis - Mongolia to Philippines, Australasia

                                                  Urticaceae

                                                    Subfamily
                                                    Tribe Boehmerieae

                                                    • Boehmeria nivea - eastern Asia - China

                                                    Subfamily
                                                    Tribe Urticeae

                                                    • Urtica dioica - widely naturalized in temperate climates
                                                    The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 60 accessions native to China North-Central

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