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Scavenger Hunt - Grades 9-12

This Scavenger Hunt is designed for students in Grades 9-12 science courses with an emphasis on Plant Biology. A worksheet can be found here. The worksheet was last updated on Monday, 18 November, 2019.

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13 Accessions:

Amorphophallus titanum Angiopteris lygodiifolia Aristolochia gigantea Dionaea muscipula Echinocactus grusonii Marchantia polymorpha Mimosa pudica Myrmecodia tuberosa Sequoia sempervirens Wollemia nobilis Zea mexicana

Number in parentheses references locator map icons

  • {1} Citrus x pyriformis - Ponderosa Lemon - Rutaceae
  • {2} Zea mexicana - Teosinte - Poaceae
  • {3} Echinocactus grusonii - Golden Barrel Cactus - Cactaceae
  • {4} Sequoia sempervirens - Coastal Redwood - Cupressaceae
  • {5} Dionaea muscipula - Venus Fly Trap - Droseraceae
  • {6} Atrichum crispulum - Polytrichaceae W/C
  • {7} Marchantia polymorpha - Umbrella Liverwort - Marchantiaceae
  • {8} Angiopteris lygodiifolia - Mules Foot Fern - Marattiaceae
  • {9} Wollemia nobilis - Wollemi Pine - Araucariaceae
  • {10} Aristolochia gigantea - Brazilian Dutchman's Pipe - Aristolochiaceae
  • {11} Amorphophallus titanum - Titan Arum, Corpse Flower, Bunga Bangkai - Araceae W/C
  • {12} Mimosa pudica - Sensitive Plant - Fabaceae
  • {13} Myrmecodia tuberosa - Ant Plant - Rubiaceae

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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