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SPECIAL COLLECTION:
The Human Epoch; Living in the Anthropocene

This list includes plants utilized specifically in the GSCI-1000E VIEWPOINT D - Biota module.

Special signage in greenhouse zone 3100 during the week this lab is offered will contain information as well as a QR code for referencing the species on this list.

Other examples of bryophytes, ferns and fern allies, gymnosperms, as well as basal angiosperms can be found throughout all greenhouse zones as indicated in the following quick links:

  • Mosses, Liverworts, and Hornworts
  • Ferns and Lycopods
  • Gymnosperms
  • Basal Angiosperms

This list is provided as a secondary aid to allow students to follow up on particular plants and includes references to journal articles and video content.


Greenhouse Locator Map:

data regenerated on Fri, 09 May 2025 12:07:02 -0400

7 Accessions:

Amborella trichopoda Angiopteris lygodiifolia Marchantia polymorpha Selaginella willdenowii Wollemia nobilis Zea mexicana


Number in parentheses references locator map icons

  • {1} Zea mexicana - Teosinte - Poaceae
  • {2} Marchantia polymorpha - Umbrella Liverwort - Marchantiaceae
  • {3} Angiopteris lygodiifolia - Mules Foot Fern - Marattiaceae
  • {4} Amborella trichopoda - Amborella - Amborellaceae
  • {4} Wollemia nobilis - Wollemi Pine - Araucariaceae
  • {5} Cycas revoluta - King Sago (male specimen) - Cycadaceae
  • {6} Selaginella willdenowii - Wildenow's Spike Fern - Selaginellaceae

W/C = Wild Collected
= Currently Flowering
= Image(s) Available
= map available for this accession
= voucher(s) on file at CONN for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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