Collection Holdings from Northern Africa:
Includes:
Adoxaceae
- Viburnum tinus
- Canary Islands
Amaranthaceae
Subfamily Chenopodioideae
- Beta vulgaris 'Fordhook Giant'
- cultivated, originally Mediterranean
Amaryllidaceae
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
Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
Tribe Ceropegieae
- Caralluma hesperidum
- Morocco
Aquifoliaceae
- Ilex aquifolium
- Europe, western Asia
Araceae
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Pisteae
- Pistia stratiotes
- Pantropical
Subfamily Lemnoideae
- Lemna minor
- Cosmopolitan
Arecaceae
Subfamily Coryphoideae
Tribe Trachycarpeae
- Chamaerops humilis
- Europe - Mediterranean.
Asparagaceae
Subfamily Nolinoideae
Tribe Dracaeneae
- Dracaena draco
- Canary Islands, Azores
Subfamily Nolinoideae
Tribe Rusceae
- Ruscus aculeatus
- Azores, w Europe, to Iran
Subfamily Scilloideae
Tribe Hyacintheae
- Scilla peruviana
- W. & C. Medit.
Asteraceae
Subfamily Asteroideae
Tribe Senecioneae
- Jacobaea maritima
- Mediterranean region
- Senecio petraeus -
Campanulaceae
Subfamily Campanuloideae
- Trachelium caeruleum
- Macaronesia, W. Medit.
Cannabaceae
- Celtis australis
- southern Europe
- Humulus lupulus
- northern Temperate regions
Caprifoliaceae
Subfamily Valerianoideae
- Centranthus ruber
- Europe and northern Africa to Asia Minor; escaped & naturalized locally
Celastraceae
- Gymnosporia senegalensis
- southern Africa
Ceratophyllaceae
- Ceratophyllum demersum
- cosmopolitan, native to all continents except Antarctica.
Convolvulaceae
Subfamily Convolvuloideae
Tribe Convolvuleae
- Calystegia sepium
- Europe, Asia, North America
Crassulaceae
Subfamily Sempervivoideae
Tribe Sedeae
- Aeonium arboreum
- Morroco
Cucurbitaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Bryonieae
- Ecballium elaterium
- Mediterranean and Macaronesia
Cupressaceae
Subfamily Cupressoideae
- Cupressus dupreziana
- SE. Algeria (Tassili Plateau)
Cyperaceae
Subfamily Cyperoideae
Tribe Cariceae
- Carex pendula
- Europe, North Africa, western Asia
- Carex sylvatica
- Europe to Iran, NW. Africa
Subfamily Cyperoideae
Tribe Cypereae
- Cyperus papyrus
- North & Tropical Africa
Davalliaceae
- Davallia canariensis
- western Mediterranean, Macaronesia
Drosophyllaceae
- Drosophyllum lusitanicum
- C. & S. Portugal to SC. & S. Spain (incl. Gibraltar), N. Morocco
Ebenaceae
- Euclea racemosa
- tropical eastern Africa
Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily Euphorbioideae
Tribe Euphorbieae
- Euphorbia resinifera
- Morocco
Fabaceae
Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
Tribe Cassieae
- Ceratonia siliqua
- Mediterranean region
- Ceratonia siliqua
- Mediterranean basin to Iran
Juncaginaceae
- Triglochin maritima
- Temp. Northern Hemisphere, S. South America
W/C
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 Nepetoideae
Tribe Ocimeae
- Lavandula dentata
- W. Medit., NE. Trop. Africa, Jordan, Arabian Pen.
Subfamily Viticoideae
- Vitex agnus-castus
- Medit. to Pakistan
Lauraceae
- Laurus nobilis
- Mediterranean
Lentibulariaceae
- Pinguicula lusitanica
- W. Europe to NW. Africa
- Utricularia gibba
- Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America
Moraceae
Subfamily
Tribe Ficeae
- Ficus carica
- Mediterranean region
Myrtaceae
Subfamily Myrtoideae
Tribe Myrteae
- Myrtus communis `Microphylla'
- S. Europe to W. Asia.
Nitrariaceae
- Peganum harmala
- Europe & Asia
Nymphaeaceae
- Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea
- tropical to southern Africa
Oleaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Oleeae
- Olea europaea
- coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean Basin
Papaveraceae
Subfamily Papaveroideae
Tribe Chelidonieae
- Chelidonium majus
- Europe & Asia
Pteridaceae
Subfamily Pteridoideae
- Actiniopteris semiflabellata
- eastern tropical Africa, Arabia
- Pteris cretica
- Europe, Asia, and Africa
Resedaceae
- Reseda lutea
- Eurasia, north Africa
Rosaceae
Subfamily Rosoideae
Tribe Sanguisorbeae
- Agrimonia eupatoria
- Europe
Solanaceae
Subfamily Solanoideae
Tribe Physaleae
- Withania somnifera
- Africa. southern Europe and western Asia
Tamaricaceae
- Tamarix ramosissima 'Rubra' - southern Europe, northern Africa and temperate Asia
Urticaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Urticeae
- Urtica dioica
- widely naturalized in temperate climates
Vitaceae
Subfamily Vitoideae
- Cissus quadrangularis
- Tropical Africa & Asia
W/C = Wild Collected
= Currently Flowering
= Image(s) Available = map available for this accession
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