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28 Collection Holdings native to Ontario:

Acoraceae

  • Acorus calamus - Asia, N. America

Amaryllidaceae

    Subfamily Allioideae
    Tribe Allieae

    • Allium schoenoprasum - Europe, Asia

    Araceae

      Subfamily Lemnoideae

      • Lemna minor - Cosmopolitan
      • Wolffia columbiana - N & S America

      Asteraceae

        Subfamily Asteroideae
        Tribe Heliantheae

        • Helianthus tuberosus - eastern North America

        Cactaceae

          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

            Cystopteridaceae

            • Cystopteris bulbifera - eastern North America

            Equisetaceae

            • Equisetum hyemale - eastern North America

            Fabaceae

              Subfamily Faboideae
              Tribe Amorpheae

              • Amorpha canescens - USA and Canada

              Subfamily Faboideae
              Tribe Phaseoleae

              • Apios americana - eastern North America

              Grossulariaceae

              • Ribes hirtellum 'Pixwell' - northeastern North America

              Hydrocharitaceae

              • Elodea canadensis - S. Canada to U.S.A.

              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

                Pinaceae

                  Subfamily Abietoideae

                  • Abies balsamea - northeastern USA and eastern Canada W/C

                  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 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

                        Selaginellaceae

                        • Selaginella densa - Colorado, USA W/C

                        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
                          W/C = Wild Collected

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