FIELD TRIP TO THE MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN IN ST. LOUIS

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The Spring 2000 BIO 324 class (right) visited the Missouri Botanical Garden on 2 April.  As the students transversed the garden, they kept a list of all plants they found used as food or drink, or used in food/drink preparation.

 

The garden was very colorful because of the blossoms of cherry, apple and redbud trees, and thousands of  tulips and pansies (left).

 

We began our visit to the garden at the Linnean House, constructed in 1882.  The Linnean House contains several species of  ferns, including the Tasmanian tree fern (Dicksonia antarctica).  The beautiful flowers of numerous camellias  (right) were a  highlight of the Linnean House.

 

A large variety of tropical rain florest plants are housed in the Climatron Conservatory, including many ferns, numerous cycads, and flowering plants such as palms (near right), bromeliads, orchids and Heliconia (far right).  In addition to seeing some of the incredible plant diversity found in the tropics, the students were able to observe many adaptations to the tropical rain forest environment in the Climatron and the nearby Brookings Interpretive Center.