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After 6 seasons of European Exchange it's time to update the shared information.

On the seed side, we have a clear focus - 3 families dominate, with the rest somewhat trailing off:

Iridaceae	32,21 %
Asparagaceae	26,09 %
Amaryllidaceae	16,10 %
Liliaceae	4,67 %
Araceae	1,77 %
Asphodelaceae	1,77 %
Primulaceae	1,77 %
Asteraceae	1,61 %
Ranunculaceae	1,13 %

with less than 1%, we have the families of Alstroemeriaceae, Convolvolaceae, Geraniaceae, Gentianaceae, Plantaginaceae, Solanaceae, Tropaeolaceae, Apocyanaceae, Colchiaceae, Fabaceae, Papaveraceae, Apiaceae, Campanulaceae, Caryophyllaceae, Commelinaceae, Hypoxidaceae, Lamiaceae, Nyctaginaceae, Paeoniaceae, Plumbaginaceae, Aponogetonaceae, Aristolochiaceae, Balsamiaceae, Begoniaceae, Brassicaceae, Cannaceae, Celastraceae, Dioscoreaceae, Gesneriaceae, Lentibulariaceae, Oxalidaceae, Pedaliaceae, Rosaceae, Staphyleaceae, Strelitziaceae, Tecophilaceae and Zingiberaceae.





on the bulb side, there is more diversity, though of course with less overall offers:

Asparagaceae	21,16 %
Iridaceae	17,01 %
Oxalidaceae	15,35 %
Amaryllidaceae	13,28 %
Gesneriaceae	9,96 %
Araceae	8,30 %
Liliaceae	5,39 %
Orchidaceae	1,24 %
Tecophilaceae	1,24 %
Zingiberaceae	1,24 %

the honorable mentions being Dioscoreaceae, Alstroemeriaceae, Asphodelaceae, Campanulaceae, Commelinaceae, Cyperaceae, Hypoxidaceae, Nyctaginaceae, Nymphaeaceae, Ranunculaceae, Saxifragaceae and Tropaeolaceae.





To see all the 621 seed species and 241 bulb species along with their relative abundance and season of availability please consult the following files:

EX_stats_seed_to_ex06.pdf
EX_stats_bulb_to_ex06.pdf