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Collection Holdings native to Utah:

Apocynaceae

    Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
    Tribe Asclepiadeae

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

    Araceae

      Subfamily Lemnoideae

      • Lemna minor - Cosmopolitan

      Asteraceae

        Subfamily Asteroideae
        Tribe Anthemideae

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

        Cactaceae

          Subfamily Cactoideae
          Tribe Cacteae

          • Sclerocactus parviflorus - USA: RP 108, Green River, Ut W/C

          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

            Cystopteridaceae

            • Cystopteris bulbifera - eastern North America

            Ephedraceae

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

            Equisetaceae

            • Equisetum hyemale - eastern North America
            • Equisetum laevigatum - Wasatch Mtns, Utah, USA

            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.

              Juncaginaceae

              • Triglochin maritima - Temp. Northern Hemisphere, S. South America W/C

              Lentibulariaceae

              • Utricularia vulgaris subsp. macrorhiza - Siberia to Russian Far East and N. China, N. Japan, N. America W/C

              Martyniaceae

              • Proboscidea parviflora - southwestern USA, northern Mexico

              Nyctaginaceae

              • Mirabilis laevis - western USA W/C

              Pinaceae

                Subfamily Pinoideae

                • 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 Amygdaloideae
                      Tribe Spiraeeae

                      • Holodiscus discolor - western North America

                      Subfamily Dryadoideae
                      Tribe Dryadeae

                      • Cercocarpus montanus - western US

                      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 densa - Colorado, USA W/C
                        • Selaginella watsonii - western USA

                        Simmondsiaceae

                        • Simmondsia chinensis - southwestern North America

                        Urticaceae

                          Subfamily
                          Tribe Urticeae

                          • Urtica dioica - widely naturalized in temperate climates

                          Zygophyllaceae

                            Subfamily Larreoideae

                            • Larrea tridentata - southwestern USA and Mexico
                            The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 32 accessions native to Utah

                            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 Tue, 21 Mar 2023 02:08:40 -0400

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