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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

        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

            Blechnaceae

              Subfamily Woodwardioideae

              • Woodwardia unigemmata - eastern Asia

              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

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

                                                  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

                                                    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 57 accessions native to China North-Central

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