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Collection Holdings native to New Mexico:

Apocynaceae

    Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
    Tribe Asclepiadeae

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

    Araceae

      Subfamily Lemnoideae

      • Lemna minor - Cosmopolitan

      Araliaceae

        Subfamily Hydrocotyloideae

        • Hydrocotyle verticillata - cosmopolitan

        Asparagaceae

          Subfamily Agavoideae
          Tribe Agaveae

          • Agave parryi - SE. Arizona to Texas and N. & W. Mexico
          • Yucca glauca - Central N. America - Iowa to Texas and N. Dakota.

          Asteraceae

            Subfamily Asteroideae
            Tribe Anthemideae

            • Artemisia tridentata - intermountain west USA
            • Artemisia tridentata subsp. vaseyana - western US

            Subfamily Asteroideae
            Tribe Astereae

            • Solidago rigida - central & eastern US & Canada
            • Ericameria nauseosa var. nauseosa - western plains & rocky mountains, USA

            Bignoniaceae

              Subfamily
              Tribe Tecomeae

              • Tecoma stans - tropical America

              Cactaceae

                Subfamily Cactoideae
                Tribe Cacteae

                • Pediocactus knowltonii - USA: San Juan County, NM W/C
                • Sclerocactus parviflorus - USA: RP 108, Green River, Ut W/C

                Subfamily Opuntioideae
                Tribe Cylindropuntieae

                • Cylindropuntia kleiniae - USA (NM, Tx), northeast Mexcio

                Subfamily Opuntioideae
                Tribe Opuntieae

                • Opuntia fragilis - western US - wide distribution, but not common

                Ceratophyllaceae

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

                Convolvulaceae

                  Subfamily Convolvuloideae
                  Tribe Convolvuleae

                  • Calystegia sepium - Europe, Asia, North America

                  Cornaceae

                  • Cornus sericea - Canada, USA, Mexico

                  Crassulaceae

                    Subfamily Sempervivoideae
                    Tribe Sedeae

                    • Dudleya pulverulenta - USA: MRO283, Vista, Ca W/C

                    Cystopteridaceae

                    • Cystopteris bulbifera - eastern North America

                    Ephedraceae

                    • Ephedra viridis - Southwestern N. America - California to Colorado and Arizona

                    Equisetaceae

                    • Equisetum hyemale - eastern North America

                    Euphorbiaceae

                      Subfamily Crotonoideae
                      Tribe Jatropheae

                      • Jatropha cathartica - SC. U.S.A. to NE. Mexico

                      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

                        • Acacia angustissima -

                        Fagaceae

                          Subfamily Quercoideae

                          • Quercus gambelii - WC. & SC. U.S.A. to N. Mexico

                          Grossulariaceae

                          • Ribes cereum - western 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

                          Lamiaceae

                            Subfamily Nepetoideae
                            Tribe Mentheae

                            • Salvia pinguifolia - S. New Mexico to Texas, NE. Mexico

                            Lentibulariaceae

                            • 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

                              Martyniaceae

                              • Proboscidea louisianica - southwestern United States and Mexico
                              • Proboscidea parviflora - southwestern USA, northern Mexico

                              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

                                Poaceae

                                  Subfamily Panicoideae
                                  Tribe Andropogoneae

                                  • Schizachyrium scoparium - Canada to Mexico

                                  Polemoniaceae

                                    Subfamily Polemonioideae
                                    Tribe Polemonieae

                                    • Polemonium viscosum - western North America

                                    Rosaceae

                                      Subfamily Dryadoideae
                                      Tribe Dryadeae

                                      • Cercocarpus montanus - western US
                                      • Purshia tridentata - western US & Canada

                                      Rubiaceae

                                        Subfamily Cinchonoideae
                                        Tribe Cephalantheae

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

                                        Saururaceae

                                        • Anemopsis californica - W. & C. U.S.A. to Mexico W/C

                                        Selaginellaceae

                                        • Selaginella cf. peruviana - N.Mex., Okla., Tex.; Mexico; South America
                                        • Selaginella cf. wrightii - N.Mex., Tex.; Mexico
                                        • Selaginella densa - Colorado, USA W/C

                                        Talinaceae

                                        • Talinum paniculatum - southern US toSouth America

                                        Urticaceae

                                          Subfamily
                                          Tribe Urticeae

                                          • Urtica dioica - widely naturalized in temperate climates

                                          Verbenaceae

                                            Subfamily
                                            Tribe Lantaneae

                                            • Aloysia gratissima - Arizona to Texas, Mexico, Brazil to N. Argentina W/C

                                            Zygophyllaceae

                                              Subfamily Larreoideae

                                              • Larrea tridentata - southwestern USA and Mexico
                                              The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 51 accessions native to New Mexico

                                              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

                                              data regenerated on Sat, 25 Mar 2023 02:08:30 -0400

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