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Collection Holdings native to Illinois:

Acoraceae

  • Acorus calamus - Asia, N. America

Apocynaceae

    Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
    Tribe Asclepiadeae

    • Asclepias tuberosa - SE. Canada, U.S.A. to N. Mexico

    Araceae

      Subfamily Lemnoideae

      • Lemna minor - Cosmopolitan
      • Spirodela punctata - Trop. America to C. Chile
      • Wolffia columbiana - N & S America

      Asteraceae

        Subfamily Asteroideae
        Tribe Astereae

        • Solidago rigida - central & eastern US & Canada

        Subfamily Asteroideae
        Tribe Eupatorieae

        • Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae - eastern US

        Subfamily Asteroideae
        Tribe Heliantheae

        • Helianthus tuberosus - eastern North America

        Boraginaceae

          Subfamily Hydrophylloideae

          • Hydrophyllum virginianum - central & eastern US & Canada

          Cactaceae

            Subfamily Opuntioideae
            Tribe Opuntieae

            • Opuntia fragilis - western US - wide distribution, but not common
            • Opuntia humifusa - eastern US W/C

            Ceratophyllaceae

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

            Colchicaceae

              Subfamily
              Tribe Uvularieae

              • Uvularia grandiflora - SC. & SE. Canada to NC. & E. U.S.A.

              Convolvulaceae

                Subfamily Convolvuloideae
                Tribe Convolvuleae

                • Calystegia sepium - Europe, Asia, North America

                Cornaceae

                • Cornus sericea - Canada, USA, Mexico

                Cystopteridaceae

                • Cystopteris bulbifera - eastern North America

                Equisetaceae

                • Equisetum hyemale - eastern North America

                Fabaceae

                  Subfamily Faboideae
                  Tribe Amorpheae

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

                  Subfamily Faboideae
                  Tribe Phaseoleae

                  • Apios americana - eastern North America

                  Fagaceae

                    Subfamily Castaneoideae

                    • Castanea dentata - E. Canada to NC. & E. U.S.A.

                    Grossulariaceae

                    • Ribes hirtellum 'Pixwell' - northeastern North America

                    Hydrocharitaceae

                    • Elodea canadensis - S. Canada to U.S.A.
                    • Vallisneria americana - N. America to Honduras, Colombia, Caribbean

                    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

                    Lythraceae

                      Subfamily Lythroideae
                      Tribe Nesaeeae

                      • Decodon verticillatus - eastern USA and Canada W/C

                      Oleaceae

                        Subfamily
                        Tribe Oleeae

                        • Fraxinus americana - USA W/C

                        Orobanchaceae

                          Subfamily
                          Tribe Pedicularideae

                          • Castilleja coccinea -
                          • Pedicularis lanceolata - central & eastern US & Canada

                          Papaveraceae

                            Subfamily Fumarioideae
                            Tribe Fumarieae

                            • Capnoides sempervirens - USA, Canada W/C

                            Subfamily Papaveroideae
                            Tribe Chelidonieae

                            • Stylophorum diphyllum - central USA

                            Passifloraceae

                              Subfamily Passifloroideae
                              Tribe Passifloreae

                              • Passiflora lutea - eastern USA

                              Penthoraceae

                              • Penthorum sedoides - central & eastern US & Canada

                              Poaceae

                                Subfamily Panicoideae
                                Tribe Andropogoneae

                                • Schizachyrium scoparium - Canada to Mexico

                                Subfamily Panicoideae
                                Tribe Paniceae

                                • Panicum sphaerocarpon - SE. Canada to Ecuador, Cuba, SE. Brazil

                                Ranunculaceae

                                  Subfamily Isopyroideae
                                  Tribe Isopyreae

                                  • Aquilegia canadensis - USA, Canada W/C

                                  Subfamily Ranunculoideae
                                  Tribe Cimicifugeae

                                  • Actaea racemosa - eastern North America

                                  Rubiaceae

                                    Subfamily Cinchonoideae
                                    Tribe Cephalantheae

                                    • Cephalanthus occidentalis Sugar Shack - E. Canada to C. America, Cuba

                                    Sarraceniaceae

                                    • Sarracenia purpurea - Eastern N. America

                                    Smilacaceae

                                    • Smilax tamnoides - S. Ontario to C. & E. U.S.A.

                                    Urticaceae

                                      Subfamily
                                      Tribe Urticeae

                                      • Urtica dioica - widely naturalized in temperate climates

                                      Violaceae

                                      • Viola labradorica - eastern North America
                                      The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 43 accessions native to Illinois

                                      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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