After walking around campus and observing and classifying different plants, trees, and flowers around campus these are five of each that I am particularly interested in...
TREES:
Ginko Tree (Ginko biloba)
The Ginkgo in an ancient tree thought to have been preserved for a thousand years by Chinese monks in the Zhejiang province of China after going extinct in the wild. It has both a male and female gender. The female version has a pungent odor.
Willow Oak (Quercus phellos)
Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria)
Live Oak (Quercus virginiana)
Yoshino Cherry Tree (Prunus x yedoensis)
PLANTS/FLOWERS:
Aloe Vera (Aloe Vera)
This plant can be used to remedy burns and skin irritations in humans. It is widespread throughout the world but this is probably due to human cultivation and not natural occurrence.
Hosta (Undulata variegata)
Elephant Ear (Colocasia esculenta)
Monkey Grass (Liriope spicata)
Angel's Trumpet (Brugmansia arorea)
This angel's trumpet gets its name from the long tubular flowers that hang from it. Although fun to look at all parts of this plant are highly toxic and if ingested are fatal. It is said to have hallucenagenic properties, however due to its toxicity using it for this trait is not recommended.
Zinnia (Zinnia angustifolia)
Nandina (Nandina domestica)
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