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Collection Holdings native to Sicilia:

Amaryllidaceae

    Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
    Tribe Galantheae

    • Galanthus nivalis - Pyrenees to Ukraine

    Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
    Tribe Narcisseae

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

    Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
    Tribe Pancratieae

    • Pancratium maritimum - Canary Is. (Fuerteventura), Medit. to Black Sea coast

    Apocynaceae

      Subfamily Apocynoideae
      Tribe Nerieae

      • Nerium oleander - broad area Morocco to southern China

      Araceae

        Subfamily Lemnoideae

        • Lemna minor - Cosmopolitan

        Araliaceae

          Subfamily Aralioideae

          • Hedera helix - Europe to W. & N. Turkey
          • Hedera helix - Europe to W. & N. Turkey
          • Hedera helix - Europe to W. & N. Turkey

          Arecaceae

            Subfamily Coryphoideae
            Tribe Trachycarpeae

            • Chamaerops humilis - Europe - Mediterranean.

            Asparagaceae

              Subfamily Nolinoideae
              Tribe Rusceae

              • Ruscus aculeatus - Azores, w Europe, to Iran

              Subfamily Scilloideae
              Tribe Hyacintheae

              • Scilla peruviana - W. & C. Medit.

              Boraginaceae

                Subfamily Boraginoideae
                Tribe Boragineae

                • Anchusa azurea - Europe and western Asia

                Campanulaceae

                  Subfamily Campanuloideae

                  • Trachelium caeruleum - Macaronesia, W. Medit.

                  Caprifoliaceae

                    Subfamily Valerianoideae

                    • Centranthus ruber - Europe and northern Africa to Asia Minor; escaped & naturalized locally

                    Caryophyllaceae

                      Subfamily Caryophylloideae
                      Tribe Sileneae

                      • Silene baccifera - Eurasia

                      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

                            Lamiaceae

                              Subfamily Ajugoideae

                              • Teucrium chamaedrys - Europe to Caucasus
                              • Teucrium fruticans - Western Mediterranean

                              Subfamily Nepetoideae
                              Tribe Mentheae

                              • Lycopus europaeus - Azores, Europe to China
                              • Rosmarinus officinalis - Mediterranean, southern Europe to western Asia

                              Subfamily Viticoideae

                              • Vitex agnus-castus - Medit. to Pakistan

                              Lauraceae

                              • Laurus nobilis - Mediterranean

                              Myrtaceae

                                Subfamily Myrtoideae
                                Tribe Myrteae

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

                                Oleaceae

                                  Subfamily
                                  Tribe Oleeae

                                  • Olea europaea - coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean Basin

                                  Papaveraceae

                                    Subfamily Papaveroideae
                                    Tribe Chelidonieae

                                    • Chelidonium majus - Europe & Asia

                                    Pinaceae

                                      Subfamily Pinoideae

                                      • Pinus pinea - S. Europe to Lebanon

                                      Pteridaceae

                                        Subfamily Pteridoideae

                                        • Pteris cretica - Europe, Asia, and Africa

                                        Resedaceae

                                        • Reseda lutea - Eurasia, north Africa

                                        Rosaceae

                                          Subfamily Rosoideae
                                          Tribe Colurieae

                                          • Geum urbanum - Europe

                                          Subfamily Rosoideae
                                          Tribe Rubeae

                                          • Rubus idaeus 'Heritage' - Europe and northern Asia, widely cultivated

                                          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
                                              The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 36 accessions native to Sicilia

                                              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 Thu, 08 May 2025 02:08:35 -0400

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