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Botanical Taxon Crop Sector Examination Office Country Downloads
Pyrus L. Ornamental & Forestry GEVES France
Dionaea muscipula Ellis Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Epidendrum radicans Pav. ex Lindl. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Jasminum L. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Bletilla Rchb. f.  Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Sequoiadendron giganteum (Kindl.) J. Buccholz Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Mahonia Nutt.; Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt. (syn. Berberis aquifolium Pursh) Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Brassica napus L. subsp. pabularia (DC.) Alef. Agricultural GEVES France
Cupressus L. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Pandanus L. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Arbutus spp. Ornamental & Forestry GEVES France
xTulworthiopsis G.D. Rowley Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Vitex pseudonegundo (Hausskn.) Hand.-Mazz.l. (syn. Vitex xhybrida Moldenke) Ornamental & Forestry GEVES France
Euphorbia L.; Euphorbia amygdaloides L.; Euphorbia characias L. x E. dulcis L.; Euphorbia amygdaloides L. x E. characias L. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Disocactus anguliger (Lem.) M. Á. Cruz & S. Arias; Disocactus ackermannii (Haw.) Ralf Bauer x Disocactus anguliger (Lem.) M. Á. Cruz & S. Arias Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Cypripedium L. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Mahonia ssp. Ornamental & Forestry GEVES France
Ajuga L. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands Antilles
Lonicera L. Ornamental & Forestry COBORU Poland
Geogenanthus ciliatus G. Brückn. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Tulbaghia L. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Sandersonia aurantiaca Hook. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Beta vulgaris L. ssp. vulgaris var. saccharifera  Alef.; Beta vulgaris L. ssp. vulgaris var. altissima Doell Agricultural TystofteFoundation Denmark
Philadelphus sp. Ornamental & Forestry NEBIH Hungary
Stokesia l'Her. Ornamental & Forestry Bundessortenamt Germany
Sambucus nigra L. Ornamental & Forestry ILVO Belgium
Cynodon x magennisii Hurcombe (syn. Cynodon dactylon x Cynodon  transvaalensis Burtt-Davy) Agricultural CREA DC Italy
Athyrium niponicum (Mett.) Hance Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Chamaecyparis Spach Ornamental & Forestry COBORU Poland
Coprosma repens. A. Rich. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Wisteria L. Ornamental & Forestry Bundessortenamt Germany
Hylotelephium spectabile (Boreau) H. Ohba (syn. Sedum spectabile Boreau); Hylotelephium telephium (L.) H. Ohba x H. spectabile (Boreau) H. Ohba (syn. Sedum telephium L. x S. spectabile Boreau); Hylotelephium tatarinowii (Maxim.) H. Ohba (syn. Sedum tatarinowii Maxim.); Hylotelephium H. Ohba × Orostachys malacophylla (Pall.) Fisch.; Hylotelephium cauticola (Praeger) H. Ohba (syn. Sedum cauticola Praeger) × Hylotelephium telephium (L.) H. Ohba (syn. Sedum telephium L.); Hylotelephium cauticola (Praeger) H. Ohba × H. tatarinowii (Maxim.) H. Ohba; Hylotelephium tatarinowii (Maxim.) H. Ohba (syn. Sedum tatarinowii Maxim.) × H. telephium (L.) H. Ohba (syn. Sedum telephium L.); Hylotelephium telephium (L.) H. Ohba (syn. Sedum telephium L.); Hylotelephium L. × Sedum L. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Talinum paniculatum (Jacq.) Gaertn. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Primula vulgaris Huds. Ornamental & Forestry Bundessortenamt Germany
Pinus nigra Arnold; Pinus sylvestris L. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Matthiola R. Br. corr. Spreng. Ornamental & Forestry Bundessortenamt Germany
Cornus L.; Cornus kousa Burger ex Hance; Cornus capitata Wall. x C. kousa Burger ex Hance; Cornus hongkongensis Hemsl. x C. kousa Burger ex Hance Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Aruncus L. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Tarenaya Raf. (syn. Cleome L.) Ornamental & Forestry Bundessortenamt Germany
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. and hybrids with this species Ornamental & Forestry Bundessortenamt Germany
Ceropegia linearis E. Mey. subsp. woodii (Schltr.) H. Huber (syn. Ceropegia woodii Schltr.) Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Calanthe R. Br. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Eutrochium maculatum (L.) E. E. Lamont var. maculatum (syn. Eupatorium maculatum L.); Eutrochium purpureum (L.) E. E. Lamont var. purpureum (syn. Eupatorium purpureum L.) Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Maranta L. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Parrotia persica (DC.) C. A. Mey. Ornamental & Forestry NEBIH Hungary