INDEX SEMINUM 2022

BOTANIC GARDEN
BIODIVERSITY UNIT
UNIVERSITY OF TURKU
FI-20014 UNIVERSITY OF TURKU
FINLAND
Front cover: Ruscus aculeatus L.
(Drawing: Rea Heikkilä-Vainio)
BOTANIC GARDEN LOCATION: LAT. 60° 26’ N
UNIVERSITY OF TURKU LONG. 22° 11’ E
FI-20014 UNIVERSITY OF TURKU
FINLAND ALTITUDE: 3-12m a.s.l.
AREA: 23ha
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TURKU, IN JANUARY 2023

ILARI SÄÄKSJÄRVI MERJA KASTU SIMO LAINE

Director Garden Amanuensis Head Gardener
METEOROLOGICAL DATA FROM JANUARY TO NOVEMBER IN 2022 (TURKU
ARTUKAINEN) AND AVERAGES IN 1961-1990 (TURKU AIRPORT)

35,00
31,6 30,5
28,3
25,00
21,1
16,8 17,5 17,9 18,7 18,1
15,00 14,7 14,1 Mean Avg
12,3 Airport
9,9 9,1 10,1
8,7
Temperature (C)

7,7 7,1 Max Ann

5,00 4,8 6,1
3,9 3,2 Artukainen
1,0 2,3
-1,9 -1,6 -2,1 Mean Ann
-3,3 -4,5
-5,00 Artukainen
-8,5 -9,1
Min Ann
-15,00 -14,3 -14,8 Artukainen

-25,00
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Precip Avg Airport Precip Ann Artukainen

120

100 99
84
78
80 72
75 69 71
67 59
60
56
45 54 43
38 41
40 33 34 35 40
33 34

20 21

6
0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Average duration of the growing season (>+5°C): 179 days (25.4.-20.10.)

Average duration of the snow cover: 100 days (21.12.-30.3.)
Highest temperature recorded: +35.9°C (July 1914)
Lowest temperature recorded: -35.5°C (January 1941)
 INDEX SEMINUM (SEEDLIST)
+ Wild origin (indigenous plants including archeophytes)
(+) Uncultivated origin (casual and introduced plants)

Collection data of cultivated plants with known wild origin are indicated
between asterisks (*).

Amaryllidaceae
1 Allium ledebourianum Schult. & Schult.f. (Armenia, Erevan 1965)

Apiaceae
2 + Angelica sylvestris L. Finland: Varsinais-Suomi (Ab), Turku, Kurala, Kylämäki (60° 27′ N 22°
19' E) TL
3 Bupleurum longifolium L. subsp. aureum (Fisch. ex Hoffm.) Soó *Russia, Altai 1985*
4 + Ferula communis L. Greece: Crete, Kavros beside the road (35° 18′ N 24° 17′ E) SL
5 Seseli montanum L. (Germany, Frankfurt am Main 2008)

Apocynaceae
6 Amsonia ciliata Walter (Romania, Cluj-Napoca 1986)
7 Stapelia grandiflora Masson

Araliaceae
8 Eleutherococcus senticosus (Rupr. & Maxim.) Maxim. (Sweden, Uppsala 1983)
9 Eleutherococcus sessiliflorus (Rupr. & Maxim.) S.Y.Hu (Russia, St. Petersburg 1982)

Aristolochiaceae
10 Aristolochia macrophylla Lam. (Germany, Dresden 1982)

Asparagaceae
11 + Convallaria majalis L. Finland: Varsinais-Suomi(Ab), Lieto, Yliskulma (60° 32′ N 22° 33′ E)
TL
12 Hosta sieboldiana (Hook.) Engl. var. sieboldiana (North American Rock Garden Society
2004)

Asteraceae
13 + Achillea millefolium L. Finland: Varsinais-Suomi (Ab), Kaarina, Lähteenmäki,
Pajuharjunkatu 2 (60° 26′ N 22° 23′ E) MK
14 + Carduus crispus L. Finland: Varsinais-Suomi (Ab), Turku, Mordvankatu, along the footpath
(60° 26′ N 22° 22′ E) MK
15 + Centaurea jacea L. Finland: Varsinais-Suomi (Ab), Turku, Kakskerta, Lemppäläntie (60° 21'
N 22° 15' E) MK
16 Psephellus caucasicus (Sosn.) Greuter (Sweden, Göteborg 2015)
17 + Solidago virgaurea L. Finland: Varsinais-Suomi (Ab), Kaarina, Lähteenmäki, next to the
railway (60° 26′ N 22° 22′ E) MK
18 + Tanacetum vulgare L. Finland: Varsinais-Suomi (Ab) , Turku, Mordvankatu, along the
footpath (60° 26′ N 22° 22′ E) MK

Betulaceae
19 Betula alleghaniensis Britton (in birch research area at least since 1982)
20 Carpinus betulus L. (Poland, Kornik 1983)

Boraginaceae
21 (+) Echium vulgare L. Finland: Varsinais-Suomi (Ab), Kaarina, Ravattula, Kiveläntie, by the
road side (60° 28′ N 22° 20′ E) TL
22 (+) Symphytum officinale L. Finland: Varsinais-Suomi (Ab), Turku, Vanha Hämeentie 134, road
side (60° 27′ N 22° 19′ E) TL

Brassicaceae
23 (+) Berteroa incana (L.) DC. Finland: Varsinais-Suomi (Ab), Turku, Linnankatu 80, Turku
Castlewall, wasteland (60° 26′ N 22° 14′ E) TL
24 + Thlaspi arvense L. Finland: Varsinais-Suomi (Ab), Kaarina, Lähteenmäki, Mäntyharjunkatu
13, beside the road (60° 26′ N 22° 23′ E) MK
25 + Turritis glabra L. Finland: Varsinais-Suomi (Ab), Turku, Kakskerta, Lemppäläntie (60° 21'
N 22° 15' E) MK

Bromeliaceae
26 Aechmea bromeliifolia (Rudge) Baker ex Benth. & Hook.f. (Netherlands, Rotterdam 2004)
27 Deuterocohnia longipetala (Baker) Mez (Germany, Darmstadt 1960)
28 Dyckia brevifolia Baker (Netherlands, Donkelaar 1976)

Campanulaceae
29 + Campanula rotundifolia L. Finland: Varsinais-Suomi (Ab), Turku, Ruissalo,
Kansanpuistontie (60° 26′ N 22° 11′ E) HL
30 Codonopsis clematidea (Schrenk) C.B.Clarke (Switzerland, Basel 1982)
31 Platycodon grandiflorus (Jacq.) A.DC. (Austria, Graz 2002)

Capparaceae
32 Capparis spinosa L. (Portugal, Lisboa 1997)

Caprifoliaceae
33 Kolkwitzia amabilis Graebner (Finland, Elimäki, Arboretum Mustila 1964)
34 Triosteum pinnatifidum Maxim. (Sweden, Stockholm 1966)

Caryophyllaceae
35 + Dianthus deltoides L. Finland: Varsinais-Suomi (Ab), Loimaa, Onkijoki, Metsämaantie 267
(60° 55' N 23° 07' E) SV
36 + Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke Finland: Varsinais-Suomi (Ab), Turku, Kohmo, Kylämäki
(60° 27′ N 22° 21′ E) TL
37 + Viscaria vulgaris Röhl. Finland: Varsinais-Suomi (Ab), Turku, Kurala, Kylämäki (60° 27′ N
22° 19' E) TL
Celastraceae
38 Euonymus europaeus L. (Germany 1956)

Cornaceae
39 + Cornus suecica L. Finland: South Ostrobothnia (Oa), Maalahti, Bergö, Långö (62° 58′ N 21°
10′ E) HL

Cyperaceae
40 + Carex nigra (L.) Reichard Finland: Varsinais-Suomi (Ab), Kaarina, Lähteenmäki,
Vyyryläisenmäentie, forest path (60° 26′ N 22° 23′ E) MK
41 + Eriophorum vaginatum L. Finland: Varsinais-Suomi (Ab), Kustavi, Vähä-Tanskeri (60° 40' N
21° 15' E) SW
42 + Scirpus sylvaticus L. Finland: Varsinais-Suomi (Ab), Kaarina, Lähteenmäki, Pajuharjunkatu
2 (60° 26′ N 22° 23′ E) MK

Ericaceae
43 + Empetrum nigrum L. subsp. hermaphroditum (Hagerup) Böcher Finland: Sompio Lapland
(Lks), Savukoski, Ruuvaoja, Sulkarikuru, 262m a.s.l., on the edges rising from the
bottom of the gorge (67° 45′ N 28° 28′ E) SL
44 Rhododendron albrechtii Maxim. (Germany, Bremen 1977)
45 Rhododendron luteum Sweet (Hungary, Szombathely 1977)
46 + Vaccinium microcarpum (Turcz. ex Rupr.) Schmalh. Finland: Sompio Lapland (Lks),
Savukoski, Martti, Nielmunäälmyjänkä, 217m a.s.l., aapabog (67° 33′ N 28° 42′ E) SL

Fabaceae
47 + Trifolium arvense L. Finland: Varsinais-Suomi (Ab), Turku, Kakskerta, Lemppäläntie (60°
21' N 22° 15' E) MK

Gentianaceae
48 Gentiana asclepiadea L. (Romania, Cluj-Napoca 1982)
49 Gentiana cruciata L. (Germany, Jena 2010)
50 Gentiana pannonica Scop. (Austria, Salzburg 2011)
51 Gentiana septemfida Pall. (Germany, Dortmund 1961)

Hypericaceae
52 + Hypericum perforatum L. Finland: Varsinais-Suomi (Ab), Turku, Vanha Ravattulantie (60°
28′ N 22° 20′ E) TL

Iridaceae
53 Iris aphylla L.
54 Iris graminea L. (Switzerland, Bern 2007)

Juglandaceae
55 Pterocarya fraxinifolia (Lam.) Spach (Sweden, Uppsala 1977)
Juncaceae
56 + Juncus effusus L. Finland: Varsinais-Suomi (Ab), Kaarina, Lähteenmäki, Pajuharjunkatu 2
(60° 26′ N 22° 23′ E) MK

Lamiaceae
57 (+) Leonurus cardiaca L. Finland: Varsinais-Suomi (Ab), Lieto, Yliskulma (60° 32′ N 22° 33′
E) TL

Liliaceae
58 Lilium auratum Lindl. (Korea, Pocheon-Si, Gyeonggido 2006)
59 Lilium Martagon-Group
60 Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC. (Finland, Turku, donation 2009)

Malvaceae
61 Tilia cordata Mill. (Finland, Turku, Vanha Hämeentie 134, roadside 2022)

Melanthiaceae
62 Anticlea elegans (Pursh) Rydb. subsp. glauca (Nutt.) A.Haines (Germany, Jena 1983)
63 Toxicoscordion venenosum (S.Watson) Rydb.

Oleaceae
64 Syringa emodi Wall. ex Royle (Finland, Helsinki 1984)
65 Syringa komarowii C.K.Schneid. (Tajikistan, Khorog 1983)

Paeoniaceae
66 Paeonia mlokosewitschii Lomakin (Germany, Marburg 1998)
67 Paeonia rockii (S.G.Haw & Lauener) T.Hong & J.J.Li ex D.Y.Hong (Slovenia, Ljubljana 1999)
68 Paeonia suffruticosa Andrews

Pinaceae
69 Abies koreana E.H.Wilson (Korea Expedition 1976)
70 Larix laricina (DuRoi) K.Koch (Poland, Rogow 1977)
71 + Pinus sylvestris L. Finland: Sompio Lapland (Lks), Savukoski, Ruuvaoja, Sulkarivaara, 293m
a.s.l., thinned pine forest (67° 44′ N 28° 28′ E) SL

Pittosporaceae
72 Pittosporum crassifolium Banks & Sol. ex A.Cunn. *NewZealand 2008*

Plantaginaceae
73 + Linaria vulgaris Mill. Finland: Varsinais-Suomi (Ab), Kaarina, Lähteenmäki, Pajuharjunkatu
2 (60° 26′ N 22° 23′ E) MK
74 Penstemon hartwegii Benth. (Czech Rebublic, Brno 2016)
75 Penstemon watsonii A.Gray (Germany, Frankfurt am Main 2016)

Poaceae
76 + Leymus arenarius (L.) Hochst. Finland: Varsinais-Suomi (Ab), Kustavi, Vähä-Tanskeri (60°
40' N 21° 15' E) SW
Polygonaceae
77 + Rumex crispus L. Finland: Varsinais-Suomi (Ab), Turku, Kurala, Rasintie 25, roadside (60°
27′ N 22° 20′ E) TL
78 + Rumex longifolius DC. Finland: Varsinais-Suomi (Ab), Kaarina, Lähteenmäki,
Mäntyharjunkatu 13, beside the road (60° 26′ N 22° 23′ E) MK
79 + Rumex longifolius DC. Finland: Varsinais-Suomi (Ab), Turku, Kurala, Rasintie 23, roadside
(60° 27′ N 22° 20′ E) TL

Primulaceae
80 Primula veris L. subsp. macrocalyx (Bunge) Lüdi (Finland, Oulu 1990)

Ranunculaceae
81 Aconitum soongaricum (Regel) Stapf *Russia, Altai 1985*
82 Actaea dahurica (Turcz. ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey) Franch. (Germany, Kayser & Seibert 1969)
83 Actaea podocarpa DC. (Estonia, Tartu 1999)
84 Actaea simplex (DC.) Wormsk. ex Prantl (Germany, Kayser & Seibert 1969)
85 Clematis terniflora DC. (Lithuania, Vilnius 1998)
86 Clematis terniflora DC. var. mandshurica (Rupr.) Ohwi (Norway, Ås 1982)
87 Delphinium schmalhausenii Albov (Germany, Stuttgart 2013)
Rosaceae
88 Aruncus aethusifolius Nakai (Sweden, Uppsala 1983)
89 + Filipendula ulmaria (L.) Maxim. Finland: Sompio Lapland (Lks), Savukoski, Martti,
Silmäoja, 188m a.s.l., the edge of a stream (67° 32′ N 28° 44′ E) SL
90 Karpatiosorbus latifolia (Lam.) Sennikov & Kurtto (Poland, Kornik 1983)
91 Malus floribunda Siebold ex Van Houtte (Finland, Turku, Hankkija 1964)
92 Malus transitoria (Batalin) C.K.Schneid. (Czech Republic, Pruhonice 2009)
93 Prunus sargentii Rehder (Finland, Turku, Hankkija 1983)
94 Sorbus frutescens McAll. (Sweden, donation 2004)
95 Sorbus koehneana C.K.Schneider
96 Sorbus prattii Koehne (Finland, Helsinki 1984)
97 x Sorbaronia mitschurinii (A.K.Skvortsov & Maitul.) Sennikov (Finland, Kaarina,
Pajuharjunkatu 2022)

Rutaceae
98 Phellodendron amurense Rupr. (Kyrgyzstan, Bishckek 1984)
99 Ptelea trifoliata L. (Kyrgyzstan, Bishckek 1984)

Sapindaceae
100 Aesculus glabra Willd. (Poland, Rogow 1977)

Scrophulariaceae
101 + Verbascum nigrum L. Finland: Varsinais-Suomi (Ab), Turku, Kurala, Kylämäki, Jaanintie 43
(60° 27′ N 22° 20′ E) TL

Solanaceae
102 + Hyoscyamus niger L. Finland: Varsinais-Suomi (Ab), Turku, Turku harbour, castle gate (60°
26′ N 22° 13′ E) HL
103 + Hyoscyamus niger L. Finland: Varsinais-Suomi (Ab), Turku, Nosturinkatu 6, wasteland (60°
26′ N 22° 14′ E) TL
Thymelaeaceae
104 Daphne mezereum L. (white flowers) (Viro, Käär, donation 2017)

Viburnaceae
105 Sambucus ebulus L. (Finland, Kemiö donation 2007)

Vitaceae
106 Vitis labrusca L.
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