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Collection Holdings native to Iraq:

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

        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

              Caryophyllaceae

                Subfamily Caryophylloideae
                Tribe Sileneae

                • Silene baccifera - Eurasia

                Ceratophyllaceae

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

                Equisetaceae

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

                Ixioliriaceae

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

                Lamiaceae

                  Subfamily Ajugoideae

                  • Teucrium chamaedrys - Europe to Caucasus

                  Subfamily Nepetoideae
                  Tribe Mentheae

                  • Lycopus europaeus - Azores, Europe to China

                  Subfamily Viticoideae

                  • Vitex agnus-castus - Medit. to Pakistan

                  Lythraceae

                    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

                        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)

                            Solanaceae

                              Subfamily Solanoideae
                              Tribe Physaleae

                              • Withania somnifera - Africa. southern Europe and western Asia

                              Urticaceae

                                Subfamily
                                Tribe Urticeae

                                • Urtica dioica - widely naturalized in temperate climates
                                The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 23 accessions native to Iraq

                                W/C = Wild Collected
                                = indicates flowering in past 14 days
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                                = accession added within past 90 days

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