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Teaching Collection

An important asset of the Life Science greenhouse is our collection of plants, used as teaching resources.

Teaching Collection Additions

Faculty can request the addition of plant material to the Life Science teaching collection. Faculty must provide the plant material after filling out the following form and receiving a confirmation email.
Desert Plants

African Milk Tree

December 28, 2021 04:27 PM
Euphorbia trigona

Agave

January 01, 2022 11:48 AM
Agave sp.

Aloe

December 28, 2021 05:07 PM
Aloe sp.

Aloe vera

January 01, 2022 11:59 AM
Aloe vera

Barbary Fig

December 28, 2021 05:39 PM
Opuntia ficus-indica

Blue Chalksticks

January 01, 2022 12:03 PM
Curio repens

Brown-toothed Aloe

December 28, 2021 05:54 PM
Aloe camperi

Burro's Tail

December 28, 2021 05:12 PM
Sedum morganianum

Century Plant

December 28, 2021 05:53 PM
Agave americana

Christmas Cactus

December 28, 2021 05:58 PM
Schlumbergera truncata

Column Cactus

December 28, 2021 04:36 PM
Cereus peruvianus (syn. C. repandus)

Cooper's Haworthia

January 24, 2024 02:48 PM
Haworthia cooperi

Copper Spoons

December 28, 2021 03:30 PM
Kalanchoe orgyalis

Coppertone Sedum

December 28, 2021 05:13 PM
Sedum nussbaumeranium

Corn Plant

December 28, 2021 05:43 PM
Dracaena fragrans

Creeping Stonecrop

December 27, 2021 03:24 PM
Phedimus sp.

Crown of Thorns

January 01, 2022 12:12 PM
Euphorbia milii

Cylindrical Snake Plant

January 01, 2022 11:55 AM
Sansevieria cylindrica

Desert Fig

August 24, 2020 06:53 PM
Ficus brandegeei

Desert Spoon

January 24, 2024 03:09 PM
Dasylirion wheeleri

Donkey Tail

December 28, 2021 03:34 PM
x Sedeveria sp.

Dorothy's Perfume

December 28, 2021 05:42 PM
Aeonium hybrid

Echeveria

December 27, 2021 03:31 PM
Echeveria sp.

Elephant Bush

December 28, 2021 06:02 PM
Portulacaria afra

Fairy Washboard

December 28, 2021 05:31 PM
Haworthiopsis limifolia

Golden Barrel Cactus

December 28, 2021 04:38 PM
Echinocactus grusonii (syn. Kroenleinia grusonii)

Golden Toothed Aloe

January 01, 2022 12:07 PM
Aloe nobilis

Gollum Jade

December 28, 2021 04:58 PM
Crassula ovata 'Gollum'

Haworthia

December 28, 2021 03:40 PM
Haworthia sp.

Hen and Chicks

December 28, 2021 05:57 PM
Echeveria agavoides

Ice Plant

December 28, 2021 03:49 PM
Malephora lutea

Jade Plant

December 28, 2021 05:05 PM
Crassula ovata

Kalanchoe

January 01, 2022 11:57 AM
Kalanchoe sp.

Lavender Scallops

January 01, 2022 12:02 PM
Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi

Leatherpetal

December 27, 2021 03:17 PM
Graptopetalum 'Bronze'

Lemon Yellow Starfire

December 28, 2021 05:45 PM
Senecio hybrid

Madagascar Palm

December 28, 2021 05:20 PM
Pachypodium geayi

Mangave

December 31, 2021 12:47 PM
Mangave hyb.

Millot kalanchoe

December 27, 2021 03:21 PM
Kalanchoe millotii

Mother of Millions

December 28, 2021 03:35 PM
Kalanchoe tubiflora

Mother of Thousands

December 28, 2021 05:11 PM
Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Opalina

December 28, 2021 03:26 PM
x Graptoveria 'Opalina'

Parallel Twins

January 01, 2022 11:50 AM
Aloe x Haworthia

Parodia

December 28, 2021 04:45 PM
Parodia haselbergii

Pencil Tree

December 28, 2021 05:22 PM
Euphorbia tirucalli

Pickle Finger

December 28, 2021 05:25 PM
Echelydon hybrid

Pigface

December 27, 2021 03:27 PM
Carpobrotus sp.

Ponytail Palm

December 28, 2021 05:19 PM
Beaucarnea recurvata (Syn. Nolina recurvata)

Porcelain Plant

December 27, 2021 03:13 PM
x Graptoveria 'Titubans'

Prickly Pear

December 28, 2021 04:39 PM
Opuntia sp.

Queen Victoria Agave

December 28, 2021 05:17 PM
Agave victoriae-reginae

Rainbow bush

December 31, 2021 12:23 PM
Portulacaria afra 'Variegata'

Saguaro

December 28, 2021 04:23 PM
Carnegiea gigantea

Sand Rose

December 28, 2021 03:29 PM
Anacampseros sp.

Scissor Hand Plant

December 28, 2021 05:24 PM
Aloe sp.

Silver Dollar Plant

December 28, 2021 05:01 PM
Crassula arborescens

Snake aloe

January 01, 2022 12:05 PM
Aloe broomii

Soap Aloe

December 28, 2021 05:56 PM
Aloe saponaria

Stone Plant

December 27, 2021 03:05 PM
Pleiospilos dimidiatus

Stonecrops

December 28, 2021 04:09 PM
Sedum acre

String of Buttons

December 28, 2021 03:24 PM
Crassula perforata

Suurberg Gasteria

December 27, 2021 03:07 PM
Gasteria baylissiana

Thimble Cactus

December 28, 2021 04:51 PM
Mammillaria gracilis

Topsy Turvy Echeveria

December 28, 2021 05:15 PM
Echeveria runyonii

Tree aeonium

December 28, 2021 05:35 PM
Aeonium sp.

Tree Aloe

January 01, 2022 11:51 AM
Aloe baeberae

Tree Cactus

December 28, 2021 04:28 PM
Armatocereus godingeanus

Variegated Jade Plant Tree

December 28, 2021 04:57 PM
Crassula ovata

Victoria Chocolate Chips

January 01, 2022 11:43 AM
Mangave hyb.

White-haired Crown Cactus

December 28, 2021 04:25 PM
Rebutia fiebrigii

Yucca

December 28, 2021 05:51 PM
Yucca sp.

Zebra Plant

August 24, 2020 07:32 PM
Geoppertia zebrina
Temperate/Coastal

Algerian Ivy

December 27, 2021 02:23 PM
Hedera algeriensis

Alii Ficus

September 16, 2021 04:31 PM
Ficus binnendijkii 'Alii'

Amstel King Ficus

December 23, 2021 05:33 PM
Ficus binnendijkii 'amstel king'

Arrowhead Vine

August 24, 2020 06:45 PM
Syngonium podophyllum

Asparagus fern

December 09, 2021 05:39 PM
Asparagus densiflorus

Banyan Tree

September 14, 2021 03:28 PM
Ficus benghalensis

Banyan Tree Variety

September 14, 2021 03:32 PM
Ficus benghalensis 'variety'

Bay Leaf

September 16, 2021 04:34 PM
Laurus nobilis

Birds Nest Fern

September 13, 2021 09:52 PM
Asplenium nidus

Boston Fern

August 24, 2020 07:47 PM
Nephrolepis exaltata

Carob Tree

September 16, 2021 04:40 PM
Ceratonia siliqua

Cast-Iron Plant

December 09, 2021 05:51 PM
Espidistra elatior

Chain Plant

December 09, 2021 05:53 PM
Callisia navicularis

Chinese Money Plant

December 09, 2021 06:01 PM
Pilea peperomioides

Creeping Charlie

January 24, 2024 01:59 PM
Pilea nummulariifolia

Depressed Clearweed

December 27, 2021 02:35 PM
Pilea depressa

Dove's Foot Geranium

August 24, 2020 06:42 PM
Geranium molle

Dracaena

December 09, 2021 06:20 PM
Dracaena reflexa

Dwarf Bamboo

September 16, 2021 04:37 PM
Pleioblastus pygmaea

Dwarf Umbrella Plant

December 23, 2021 03:43 PM
Schefflera arboricola

Edible Fig

September 16, 2021 04:49 PM
Ficus carica

Emerald Ripple Peperomia

August 20, 2020 09:13 AM
Peperomia caperata

Evergold Japanese Sedge

December 23, 2021 05:40 PM
Carex morrowii 'Evergold'

False Shamrock

December 23, 2021 05:15 PM
Oxalis triangularis

Fern

September 13, 2021 09:37 PM
Nephrolepis sp.

Foxtail Fern

August 24, 2020 07:51 PM
Asparagus aethiopicus

Golden Polypody

September 14, 2021 02:59 PM
Phlebodium aureum

Goldfish Plant

August 24, 2020 07:26 PM
Columnea gloriosa

Grape Ivy

December 27, 2021 02:18 PM
Cissus trifoliata

Green Emerald Ficus

September 14, 2021 03:36 PM
Ficus microcarpa

Greenbrier

September 16, 2021 04:33 PM
Smilax sp.

House Holly Fern

September 14, 2021 02:56 PM
Crytomium falcatum

Hoya

August 24, 2020 07:38 PM
Hoya carnosa

Janet Craig (compact)

December 09, 2021 06:05 PM
Dracaena fragrans

Japanese Sedge

August 24, 2020 06:37 PM
Carex morrowii 'evergold'

Kaffir/Bush Lilly

September 14, 2021 03:19 PM
Clivia miniata

Laceleaf English Ivy

August 24, 2020 07:15 PM
Hedra helix

Lady Slipper Orchid

February 26, 2024 11:28 AM
Paphiopedilum sp.

Lemon Button Fern

September 13, 2021 09:54 PM
Nephrolepis cordifolia 'Duffii'

Lemon-lime Dracaena

December 09, 2021 06:22 PM
Dracaena fragrans 'Lemon-lime'

Ming Aralia

August 24, 2020 08:23 PM
Polyscias fruticosa

Moon Valley Pilea

August 24, 2020 06:34 PM
Pilea mollis

Moses-in-the-cradle

December 23, 2021 03:46 PM
Tradescantia spathacea

Muchiko Dracena

August 24, 2020 07:45 PM
Dracena muchiko

Nagi Podocarpus

December 23, 2021 03:56 PM
Podocarpus nagi

Never Never Plant

December 23, 2021 04:59 PM
Ctenanthe lubbersiana

Norfolk Island Pine

September 13, 2021 08:17 PM
Araucaria heterophylla

Paper Plant

September 16, 2021 04:43 PM
Fatsia japonica

Parallel Peperomia

December 23, 2021 04:40 PM
Peperomia puteolata

Peperomia

December 23, 2021 04:04 PM
Peperomia sp.

Philodendron

August 24, 2020 06:59 PM
Philodendron spp.

Pink-sorrel

December 23, 2021 05:12 PM
Oxalis articulata

Plate Fern

September 13, 2021 09:46 PM
Microlepia platyphylla

Podocarpus

December 23, 2021 03:55 PM
Podocarpus sp.

Poison Bulb

December 09, 2021 05:58 PM
Crinum asiaticum

Purple Fountain Grass

December 23, 2021 05:45 PM
Pennisetum setaeum rubrum

Purple Heart

August 24, 2020 08:15 PM
Tradescantia pallida

Rabbits’s Foot Fern

September 13, 2021 09:33 PM
Davallia solida var. fejeensis (Syn. D. fejeensis)

Red Leea

September 14, 2021 03:15 PM
Leea coccinea

Red Margin Peperomia

December 23, 2021 04:37 PM
Peperomia obtusifolia 'USA'

Rex Begonia

September 14, 2021 03:03 PM
Begonia sp.

Ripple Peperomia

December 23, 2021 04:49 PM
Peperomia caperata

Sago Palm

December 23, 2021 04:01 PM
Cycas revoluta

Sensitive Plant

December 23, 2021 04:02 PM
Mimosa pudica

Shining Cranesbill

December 23, 2021 05:07 PM
Geranium lucidum

Song of India

December 09, 2021 06:18 PM
Dracaena reflexa 'Song of India'

Song of Jamaica

December 09, 2021 06:19 PM
Dracaena reflexa 'Song of Jamaica'

Spider Plant

January 24, 2024 02:02 PM
Chlorophytum comosum

Spurflowers

September 16, 2021 04:24 PM
Plectranthus sp.

Sword Fern

September 13, 2021 08:45 PM
Nephrolepsis cordifolia

Trailing Selaginella

August 24, 2020 07:21 PM
Selaginella kraussiana 'Aurea'

Tricolor Peperomia

December 23, 2021 04:28 PM
Peperomia obtusifolia 'Tricolor'

Tuberous Sword Fern

December 09, 2021 05:34 PM
Nephrolepis cordifolia

Umbrella plant

December 23, 2021 03:36 PM
Schefflera actinophylla

Uncarina

December 23, 2021 05:39 PM
Uncarina peltata

Variegated Baby Rubber Plant

December 23, 2021 04:08 PM
Peperomia obtusifolia 'variegata'

Variegated English Ivy

December 23, 2021 05:52 PM
Hedera helix 'variegata'

Wandering 'Dude'

August 24, 2020 08:10 PM
Tradescantia zebrina

Warneckii Dracaena

December 09, 2021 06:23 PM
Dracaena fragrans 'Warneckii'

Watermelon Peperomia

August 24, 2020 06:30 PM
Peperomia argyreia

Weeping Fig Tree

September 14, 2021 03:26 PM
Ficus benjamina 'Variegata'

Whisk Fern

August 24, 2020 07:58 PM
Psilotum nudum

ZZ Plant

January 24, 2024 02:22 PM
Zamioculcas zamiifolia
Tropical Plants

African Mask

January 24, 2024 02:06 PM
Alocasia x amazonica

African Tuliptree

August 31, 2021 03:28 PM
Spathodea campanulata

Anthurium

August 25, 2021 11:27 AM
Anthurium sp.

Anthurium magnificum

August 25, 2021 11:42 AM
Anthurium magnificum

Areca Palm

August 31, 2021 03:30 PM
Areca catechu

Arrowhead Plant

August 25, 2021 08:46 PM
Syngonium podophyllum

Banana

August 27, 2021 01:22 PM
Musa

Bird of Paradise

August 24, 2021 05:23 PM
Strelitzia reginae

Bird's Nest Snake Plant

August 24, 2021 06:10 PM
Sansevieria Hahnii

Black Magic Elephant Ear

January 24, 2024 02:28 PM
Colocasia esculenta 'Black Magic'

Blue Vanda

January 24, 2024 02:36 PM
Vanda coerulea

Blushing Philodendron

August 24, 2020 07:04 PM
Philodendron erubescens

Bromeliad

August 24, 2021 07:13 PM
Bromeliaceae Aechmea sp.

Bromeliad 'Candy Bloom'

August 24, 2021 07:44 PM
Portea 'Candy'

Bromeliad 'Domino'

August 24, 2021 06:53 PM
Neoregelia 'Domino' (hyb. chlorosticta x pauciflora)

Bromeliad 'Pink Powder'

August 24, 2021 06:59 PM
Neoregelia 'Pink Powder' (hyb. (carolinae variegated "red" x Fireball) x Red Waif)

Bromeliad Tillandsia

August 24, 2021 07:49 PM
Tillandsia anceps

Buddhist Pine

August 24, 2020 07:42 PM
Podocarpus macrophyllus

Butcher's Broom

August 24, 2021 01:15 PM
Ruscus hypophyllum

camellia

August 25, 2021 11:44 AM
Camellia japonica

Cattleya Orchid

August 31, 2021 02:33 PM
Cattleya libitata

Chinese Evergreen

August 24, 2020 08:13 PM
Aglaonema commutatum

Chinese Fan Palm

August 24, 2021 05:14 PM
Livistona chinensis

Citrus

August 31, 2021 12:18 PM
Citrus sp.

Citrus Meyer Plant

August 31, 2021 12:13 PM
Citrus x meyeri

Clamshell Orchid

August 31, 2021 12:45 PM
Prosthechea cochleata

Copperleaf

August 25, 2021 07:14 PM
Acalypha wilkesiana

Croton

August 27, 2021 01:24 PM
Codiaeum variegatum

Dinner Plate Aralia

August 31, 2021 05:24 PM
Polyscias balfouriana

Dumb cane

August 25, 2021 11:49 AM
Dieffenbachia sp.

False Impatiens

August 24, 2021 04:32 PM
Impatiens capensis

Fiddle Leaf Fig

August 31, 2021 03:26 PM
Ficus lyrata

Fire Star Orchid

August 31, 2021 02:29 PM
Epidendrum radicans

Giant Philodendron

August 25, 2021 08:45 PM
Philodendron giganteum

Giant Spathiphyllum

August 25, 2021 11:20 AM
Spathiphyllum floribundum

Giant White Bird of Paradise

August 31, 2021 05:32 PM
Strelitzia nicolai

Ginger

August 31, 2021 12:00 PM
Zingiber sp.

Golden Pothos

August 31, 2021 02:53 PM
Epipremnum aureum

Green African Milk Bush

August 31, 2021 05:34 PM
Euphorbia bicompacta

Green Shield Alocasia

January 24, 2024 02:13 PM
Alocasia clypeolata

Hairy Philodendron

August 24, 2020 06:56 PM
Philodendron squamiferum

Heartleaf Philodendron

August 24, 2020 07:30 PM
Philodendron hederaceum

Kentia Palm

August 24, 2021 04:35 PM
Howeia forteriana

Large Arrowhead

August 25, 2021 08:22 PM
Syngonium sp.

Lily of the Nile

August 24, 2021 04:22 PM
Agapanthus

Maidenhair Vine

August 31, 2021 03:24 PM
Muehlenbeckia complexa

Mango

August 31, 2021 12:22 PM
Mangifera sp.

Mickey Mouse Alocasia

January 24, 2024 02:10 PM
Alocasia xanthosoma variegata

Monstera Deliciosa 'Wrinkle'

August 25, 2021 08:56 PM
Monstera borsigiana

Moth Orchid

August 31, 2021 12:48 PM
Phalaenopsis sp.

Mother and Daughter Croton

January 24, 2024 02:32 PM
Codiaeum variegatum 'Mother and Daughter'

Neon Pothos

August 31, 2021 02:50 PM
Epipremnum aureum 'Neon'

New Guinea Impatiens

August 24, 2021 02:02 PM
Impatiens hawkeri

Njoy Pothos

August 31, 2021 03:07 PM
Epipremnum pinnatum

Noni

August 24, 2021 04:27 PM
Morinda citrifolia

Orchid 'Dancing Lady'

August 31, 2021 02:36 PM
Oncidium spp.

Orchid 'Noble Dendrobium'

August 31, 2021 12:52 PM
Dendrobium nobile

Orchid Cactus

August 31, 2021 03:22 PM
Epiphyllum

Parlor Palm

August 24, 2021 04:34 PM
Chamaedorea elegans

Peace Lily

August 25, 2021 11:25 AM
Spathiphyllum sp.

Philodendron 'Winterbourn'

August 31, 2021 12:41 PM
Philodendron xanadu

Philodendron (Burgundy Princess)

August 25, 2021 08:26 PM
Philodendron erubescens

Philodendron (Imperial Red)

August 25, 2021 08:21 PM
Philodendron x erubescens 'imperial red'

Philodendron (Moonlight)

August 25, 2021 08:17 PM
Philodendron x hybrida 'moonlight'

Philodendron (Painted Lady)

August 25, 2021 08:11 PM
Erubescens 'Burgundy' x erubescens 'Emerald queen'

Philodendron Green Congo

August 25, 2021 08:43 PM
Philodendron 'congo'

Philodendron Red Emerald

August 25, 2021 08:29 PM
Philodendron sp.

Pitcher Plant

August 23, 2021 02:04 PM
Nepenthes

Plumeria

August 31, 2021 12:27 PM
Plumeria rubra

Prayer Plant

August 27, 2021 01:28 PM
Maranta leuconeura

Rubber Fig 'Variegated'

August 25, 2021 11:23 AM
Ficus elastica

Satin Pothos

August 31, 2021 02:59 PM
Scindapsus pictus

Sugar Cane

August 27, 2021 01:16 PM
Saccharum officinarum

Swiss Cheese Plant

August 25, 2021 08:48 PM
Monstera deliciosa

Swiss Cheese Vine

August 24, 2020 07:23 PM
Monstera adansonii

Taro

August 25, 2021 07:21 PM
Colocasia sp.

Tropical Bromeliad

August 24, 2021 07:04 PM
Bromeliaceae Guzmania sp.

Variegated Snake Plant

August 24, 2021 05:26 PM
Sansevieria trifasciata 'Laurentii'

Variegated Sun Bromeliad

August 24, 2021 07:33 PM
Aechmea blanchetiana variegata

White Snake Plant

August 24, 2021 06:20 PM
Sansevieria trifasciata 'Bantel's Sensation"

White-Fleshed Pitahaya (Dragon fruit)

January 24, 2024 02:18 PM
Selenicereus undatus