Collection Holdings native to Mexico Northeast:
Acanthaceae
Subfamily Acanthoideae
Tribe Justicieae
- Justicia brandegeeana
- Mexico
- Odontonema callistachyum
- Mexico, C. America
Amaranthaceae
Subfamily Gomphrenoideae
Tribe Gomphreneae
- Alternanthera brasiliana
- West Indies to Brazil
Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Hippeastreae
- Sprekelia formosissima
- Mexico
Apocynaceae
Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
Tribe Asclepiadeae
- Asclepias curassavica
- Trop. America
- Asclepias tuberosa
- SE. Canada, U.S.A. to N. Mexico
Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
Tribe Plumerieae
- Cascabela thevetia
- tropical America
- Plumeria rubra
- Mexico to Venezuela
Araceae
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Caladieae
- Syngonium podophyllum
- Mexico to Trop. America
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Philodendreae
- Philodendron hederaceum var. oxycardium
- E. Mexico to Honduras
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Pisteae
- Pistia stratiotes
- Pantropical
Subfamily Lemnoideae
- Lemna minor
- Cosmopolitan
- Wolffia columbiana
- N & S America
Subfamily Pothoideae
Tribe Anthurieae
- Anthurium pentaphyllum var. bombacifolium
- Mexico to C. America
Araliaceae
Subfamily Hydrocotyloideae
- Hydrocotyle verticillata
- cosmopolitan
Arecaceae
Subfamily Coryphoideae
Tribe Corypheae
- Sabal minor
- southeastern US
W/C
Asparagaceae
Subfamily Agavoideae
Tribe Agaveae
- Agave americana
- eastern Mexico
- Agave americana 'Marginata'
- western Mexico
- Agave parrasana
- Coahuila, Mexico
- Agave parryi
- SE. Arizona to Texas and N. & W. Mexico
- Agave polianthiflora
- Mexico (Chihuahua, Sonora)
- Agave schidigera
- Mexico (Chihuahua, Durango, Sinaloa, Sonora)
- Agave victoriae-reginae
- NE. Mexico
- Agave victoriae-reginae
- NE. Mexico
- Beschorneria septentrionalis
- Mexico (Tamaulipas, Nuevo León)
- Manfreda maculosa
- s Texas, ne Mexico (endemic)
Subfamily Nolinoideae
Tribe Nolineae
- Beaucarnea recurvata
- Mexico (Oaxaca, Puebla, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, Veracruz)
- Calibanus hookeri
- North central Mexico (San Luis Potosi)
- Dasylirion longissimum
- Mexico, Hidalgo
Asteraceae
Subfamily Asteroideae
Tribe Coreopsideae
- Dahlia sorensenii
- Mexico
Subfamily Asteroideae
Tribe Senecioneae
- Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides
- Mexico
Begoniaceae
- Begonia nelumbiifolia
- Mexico to Colombia
Bignoniaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Bignonieae
- Dolichandra unguis-cati
- Mexico to Trop. America
Subfamily
Tribe Crescentieae
- Crescentia cujete
- tropical America
Subfamily
Tribe Tecomeae
- Tecoma stans
- tropical America
Bromeliaceae
Subfamily Hechtioideae
- Hechtia glomerata
- Tex & Mex.
Subfamily Pitcairnioideae
- Pitcairnia xanthocalyx
- Mexico (Querétaro, San Luis Potosí)
Subfamily Tillandsioideae
- Tillandsia albida
- Mexico
- Tillandsia albida
- Mexico
- Tillandsia baileyi
- SE. Texas to Mexico (Tamaulipas)
- Tillandsia brachycaulos
- Mexico to Venezuela
- Tillandsia ionantha
- Mexico to Nicaragua
- Tillandsia recurvata
- Trop. & Subtrop. America
- Tillandsia usneoides
- USA
W/C
- Tillandsia usneoides
- Trop. & Subtrop. America
- Tillandsia usneoides
- Peru
W/C
- Tillandsia usneoides
- Dominican Republic
W/C
Burseraceae
- Bursera microphylla
- Arizona, Cal. NW Mexico
- Bursera simaruba
- Mexico - Chiapas/Oaxaca
Cactaceae
Subfamily Cactoideae
Tribe Cacteae
- Ariocarpus fissuratus
- Mexico, USA (Texas)
- Astrophytum myriostigma
- Mexico
- Astrophytum ornatum
- Mexico
W/C
- Coryphantha cornifera
- Mexico
W/C
- Coryphantha difficilis
- Mexico
- Echinocactus grusonii
- Mexico - Queretaro, Zacatecas
- Ferocactus pilosus
- Mexico (Chihuahuan endemic)
- Leuchtenbergia principis
- northern & central Mexico - Chihauhan Desert
- Mammillaria bombycina
- Mexico - Aguascalientes and Jalisco
- Mammillaria glochidiata
- Mexico: Hidalgo: Metzquititlan
W/C
- Mammillaria mystax
- Mexico
- Mammillaria scheideana
- Mexico
W/C
- Mammillaria uncinata
- Zacatecas, Mexico
W/C
- Mammilloydia candida
- Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí and Tamaulipas).
W/C
- Stenocactus lamellosus
- Mexico
W/C
- Turbinicarpus jauernigii
- Mexico (San Luis Potosi)
Subfamily Cactoideae
Tribe Cereeae
- Disocactus flagelliformis
- Mexico: Hidalgo
Subfamily Cactoideae
Tribe Phyllocacteae
- Cephalocereus senilis
- Mexico (Hidalgo, Veracruz)
Subfamily Opuntioideae
Tribe Cylindropuntieae
- Cylindropuntia kleiniae
- USA (NM, Tx), northeast Mexcio
Subfamily Opuntioideae
Tribe Opuntieae
- Opuntia microdasys "Monstrose"
- Mexico
Cannaceae
- Canna indica
- S. America. W. Indies.
- Canna indica
- Trop. & Subtrop. America
W/C
- Canna tuerckheimii
- Mexico to Ecuador
W/C
Commelinaceae
Subfamily Commelinoideae
Tribe Tradescantieae
- Callisia fragrans
- Mexico
- Callisia navicularis
- NE. Mexico (to Puebla)
- Tradescantia crassifolia var. acaulis
- Mexico
W/C
- Tradescantia pallida
- eastern Mexico
- Tradescantia pallida 'Purpurea'
- eastern Mexico
- Tradescantia sillamontana
- Mexico (Nuevo León)
- Tradescantia zebrina var. zebrina
- Mexico to Colombia
Cornaceae
- Cornus sericea
- Canada, USA, Mexico
Costaceae
- Costus pictus
- Mexico to C. America
- Costus pulverulentus
- Mexico to Venezuela and Ecuador
- Costus scaber
- Mexico to Trop. America
- Costus spicatus
- Mexico, Caribbean
W/C
Crassulaceae
Subfamily Sempervivoideae
Tribe Sedeae
- Graptopetalum bellum
- Mexico
- Sedum suaveolens
- Mexico
Cupressaceae
Subfamily Taxodioideae
- Taxodium huegelii
- Mexico - Rio Nazas
Ebenaceae
- Diospyros nigra
- Mexico to Colombia
Equisetaceae
- Equisetum hyemale
- eastern North America
- Equisetum myriochaetum
- Mexico, Mesoamerica
Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily Crotonoideae
Tribe Aleuritideae
- Garcia nutans
- Colombia
Subfamily Crotonoideae
Tribe Jatropheae
- Jatropha cathartica
- SC. U.S.A. to NE. Mexico
- Jatropha curcas
- Mexico to Trop. America
- Jatropha multifida
- Mexico, Caribbean
Subfamily Crotonoideae
Tribe Manihoteae
- Cnidoscolus aconitifolius
- Mexico to C. America
Subfamily Euphorbioideae
Tribe Euphorbieae
- Euphorbia antisyphilitica
- southwestern USA, northern Mexico
Fabaceae
Subfamily Faboideae
Tribe Amorpheae
- Amorpha fruticosa
- originally from se USA, now widespread across North America
Subfamily Mimosoideae
Tribe Acacieae
- Vachellia cornigera
- Mexico to Costa Rica
- Vachellia farnesiana
- widely naturalized, but probably native to S. USA and Mexico
Subfamily Mimosoideae
Tribe Mimoseae
- Mimosa pudica
- widespread in central & south America, naturalized elsewhere
Fagaceae
Subfamily Quercoideae
- Quercus gambelii
- WC. & SC. U.S.A. to N. Mexico
Gelsemiaceae
- Gelsemium sempervirens
- Southeastern N. America - Florida to Texas, N to Arkansas & W. Virginia
Hydrocharitaceae
- Vallisneria americana
- N. America to Honduras, Colombia, Caribbean
Lamiaceae
Subfamily Nepetoideae
Tribe Mentheae
- Salvia microphylla
- Arizona to Guatemala
- Salvia pinguifolia
- S. New Mexico to Texas, NE. Mexico
Lauraceae
- Persea americana
- southern Mexico
Lentibulariaceae
- Pinguicula agnata
- Mexico
- Pinguicula cyclosecta
- Mexico: Nuevo León
- Pinguicula kondoi
- Mexico
- Pinguicula moranensis
- Mexico
- Pinguicula moranensis White Flower
- Mexico, Central America
- Pinguicula rotundiflora
- Mexico
- Utricularia gibba
- Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America
- Utricularia livida
- South Africa and Mexico
- Utricularia vulgaris subsp. macrorhiza
- Siberia to Russian Far East and N. China, N. Japan, N. America
W/C
Lythraceae
Subfamily Lythroideae
Tribe Nesaeeae
- Heimia salicifolia
- tropical America
Malpighiaceae
- Galphimia gracilis
- eastern Mexico
- Malpighia glabra
- Texas south to South America
Malvaceae
Subfamily Bombacoideae
Tribe Adansonieae
- Ceiba acuminata
- Mexico
- Ceiba pentandra
- tropical America; also found in western tropical Africa
- Pseudobombax ellipticum
- eastern Mexico to Guatemala
Subfamily Malvoideae
Tribe Malveae
- Malvaviscus arboreus var. mexicanus
- Mexico
Marantaceae
- Maranta arundinacea
- Mexico to Trop. America
W/C
Martyniaceae
- Proboscidea parviflora
- southwestern USA, northern Mexico
Melastomataceae
Subfamily Melastomatoideae
Tribe Melastomeae
- Arthrostemma ciliatum
- Colombia, Ecuador
Moraceae
Subfamily
Tribe Dorstenieae
- Dorstenia contrajerva
- central and south America
Myricaceae
- Morella cerifera
- southeastern US to Central America
Myrtaceae
Subfamily Myrtoideae
Tribe Myrteae
- Psidium guajava
- Trop. & Subtrop. America
Orchidaceae
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Cymbidieae
- Maxillaria variabilis
- Mexico to NW. Venezuela
- Brassia verrucosa
- Mexico to N. Brazil
- Oncidium maculatum
- Mexico to C. America
- Oncidium sphacelatum
- Mexico to C. America, SE. Venezuela
- Stanhopea tigrina var. nigroviolacea
- Mexico (Veracruz, Hidalgo)
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Epidendreae
- Brassavola cucullata
- Mexico to N. South America, Caribbean
- Brassavola nodosa
- Mexico to Trop. America
- Encyclia unidentified
- Mexico
- Myrmecophila tibicinis
- Mexico to N. Venezuela
- Specklinia tribuloides
- Mexico to C. America, Suriname, Caribbean
- Stelis quadrifida
- Mexico to N. Venezuela, Greater Antilles
Passifloraceae
Subfamily Passifloroideae
Tribe Passifloreae
- Passiflora coriacea
- Mexico to Bolivia
Phytolaccaceae
- Rivina humilis
- S. US & trop America
Pinaceae
Subfamily Pinoideae
- Pinus engelmannii
- SE. Arizona to SW. New Mexico and N. Mexico
- Pinus ponderosa
- SW. Canada to N. Mexico
Piperaceae
Subfamily Piperoideae
- Peperomia obtusifolia
- tropical America and S. Florida
Poaceae
Subfamily Panicoideae
Tribe Andropogoneae
- Schizachyrium scoparium
- Canada to Mexico
Subfamily Panicoideae
Tribe Paniceae
- Oplismenus hirtellus 'Variegatus'
- widely distributed in tropics
Subfamily Panicoideae
Tribe Sacchareae
- Zea mexicana
- Mexico (Chihuahua to N. Oaxaca)
Polygonaceae
Subfamily Eriogonoideae
- Antigonon leptopus
- Mexico & central America
Pteridaceae
Subfamily Cheilanthoideae
- Cheilanthes eatonii
- USA and Mexico
Subfamily Pteridoideae
- Pteris cretica
- Europe, Asia, and Africa
Rhizophoraceae
Subfamily
Tribe Rhizophoreae
- Rhizophora mangle
- tropical America
Rubiaceae
Subfamily Cinchonoideae
Tribe Cephalantheae
- Cephalanthus occidentalis Sugar Shack
- E. Canada to C. America, Cuba
Subfamily Cinchonoideae
Tribe Guettardeae
- Arachnothryx leucophylla
- Mexico
Subfamily Rubioideae
Tribe Coussareeae
- Coccocypselum hirsutum
- tropical America
Rutaceae
Subfamily Toddalioideae
- Casimiroa edulis
- Mexico and central America
Salviniaceae
- Salvinia auriculata
- Tropical America
Santalaceae
- Phoradendron leucarpum
- southern US & Mexico
W/C
Sapindaceae
Subfamily Sapindoideae
- Ungnadia speciosa
- Mexico, southwestern USA
Sapotaceae
Subfamily Sapotoideae
Tribe Sapoteae
- Manilkara zapota
- Mexico to Colombia
- Manilkara zapota
- Mexico to Colombia
Saururaceae
- Anemopsis californica
- W. & C. U.S.A. to Mexico
W/C
Scrophulariaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Leucophylleae
- Leucophyllum frutescens
- Texas, USA into northern Mexico
Solanaceae
Subfamily Browallioideae
Tribe Cestreae
- Cestrum nocturnum
- West Indies
Talinaceae
- Talinum paniculatum
- southern US toSouth America
Urticaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Urticeae
- Urera baccifera
- American tropics and into the subtropics
Verbenaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Lantaneae
- Aloysia gratissima
- Arizona to Texas, Mexico, Brazil to N. Argentina
W/C
- Lantana camara
- Mexico to Trop. America
Subfamily
Tribe Petreae
- Petrea volubilis
- Florida, Mexico to Trop. America
Vitaceae
Subfamily Vitoideae
- Cissus tiliacea
- Mexico
- Cissus verticillata
- northern South America
Zamiaceae
Subfamily Ceratozamieae
- Ceratozamia hildae
- Mexico: Querétaro and San Luis Potosí states
Subfamily Encephalartoideae
Tribe Diooeae
- Dioon edule
- NE. Mexico (to Veracruz)
Zygophyllaceae
Subfamily Larreoideae
- Larrea tridentata
- southwestern USA and Mexico
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