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Collection Holdings native to Iran:

Amaranthaceae

    Subfamily Chenopodioideae

    • Beta vulgaris 'Fordhook Giant' - cultivated, originally Mediterranean

    Amaryllidaceae

      Subfamily Allioideae
      Tribe Allieae

      • Allium schoenoprasum - Europe, Asia

      Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
      Tribe Narcisseae

      • Narcissus tazetta - Medit. to Afghanistan, SE. China to Japan

      Apocynaceae

        Subfamily Apocynoideae
        Tribe Nerieae

        • Nerium oleander - broad area Morocco to southern China

        Aquifoliaceae

        • Ilex aquifolium - Europe, western Asia

        Araceae

          Subfamily Lemnoideae

          • Lemna minor - Cosmopolitan

          Arecaceae

            Subfamily Coryphoideae
            Tribe Phoeniceae

            • Phoenix dactylifera - w. Asia, n. Africa

            Asparagaceae

              Subfamily Scilloideae
              Tribe Hyacintheae

              • Leopoldia longipes - C. Turkey to Sinai and Iran

              Boraginaceae

                Subfamily Boraginoideae
                Tribe Boragineae

                • Anchusa azurea - Europe and western Asia

                Celastraceae

                • Gymnosporia senegalensis - southern Africa

                Ceratophyllaceae

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

                Convolvulaceae

                  Subfamily Convolvuloideae
                  Tribe Convolvuleae

                  • Calystegia sepium - Europe, Asia, North America

                  Cucurbitaceae

                    Subfamily
                    Tribe Bryonieae

                    • Ecballium elaterium - Mediterranean and Macaronesia

                    Cyperaceae

                      Subfamily Cyperoideae
                      Tribe Cariceae

                      • Carex pendula - Europe, North Africa, western Asia
                      • Carex sylvatica - Europe to Iran, NW. Africa

                      Ephedraceae

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

                      Equisetaceae

                      • Equisetum ramosissimum - warm-temperate to tropical, nearly cosmopolitan

                      Ixioliriaceae

                      • Ixiolirion tataricum - E. Turkey to Kashmir W/C

                      Juncaginaceae

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

                      Lamiaceae

                        Subfamily Ajugoideae

                        • Teucrium chamaedrys - Europe to Caucasus

                        Subfamily Lamioideae
                        Tribe Stachydeae

                        • Stachys byzantina - Krym, N. Turkey to N. Iran

                        Subfamily Nepetoideae
                        Tribe Mentheae

                        • Lycopus europaeus - Azores, Europe to China
                        • Thymus kotschyanus - S. & E. Turkey to Iran

                        Subfamily Viticoideae

                        • Vitex Agnus-castus - Medit. to Pakistan

                        Lythraceae

                          Subfamily Lythroideae
                          Tribe Nesaeeae

                          • Lawsonia inermis - Arabian peninsula to southwestern Asia

                          Subfamily Punicoideae

                          • Punica granatum Nana - S.E. Europe to E. Asia

                          Moraceae

                            Subfamily
                            Tribe Ficeae

                            • Ficus carica - Mediterranean region

                            Myrtaceae

                              Subfamily Myrtoideae
                              Tribe Myrteae

                              • Myrtus communis `Microphylla' - S. Europe to W. Asia.

                              Nitrariaceae

                              • Peganum harmala - Europe & Asia

                              Oleaceae

                                Subfamily Jasmineae

                                • Jasminum officinale - Asia Minor, Himalayas, China

                                Papaveraceae

                                  Subfamily Papaveroideae
                                  Tribe Chelidonieae

                                  • Chelidonium majus - Europe & Asia

                                  Resedaceae

                                  • Reseda lutea - Eurasia, north Africa

                                  Rosaceae

                                    Subfamily Rosoideae
                                    Tribe Sanguisorbeae

                                    • Agrimonia eupatoria - Europe

                                    Rubiaceae

                                      Subfamily Rubioideae
                                      Tribe Rubieae

                                      • Rubia tinctorum - SE. Europe to W. Himalaya, Vietnam (Mt. Fansipan)

                                      Rutaceae

                                        Subfamily Toddalioideae

                                        • Dictamnus albus var. purpureus - Europe to Temperate Asia

                                        Solanaceae

                                          Subfamily Solanoideae
                                          Tribe Physaleae

                                          • Withania somnifera - Africa. southern Europe and western Asia

                                          Typhaceae

                                          • Typha laxmannii - SE. Europe to Japan

                                          Urticaceae

                                            Subfamily
                                            Tribe Urticeae

                                            • Urtica dioica - widely naturalized in temperate climates
                                            The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 38 accessions native to Iran

                                            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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