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Won-Gyeom Yang
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No One Tell the Tourists About This…
As a plant lover, I always wondered why Harvard only had glass flowers but no live flowers. While contemplating my psets and long schedule, I subconsciously summoned my inner Robert Frost and took the road less traveled to my lecture in the Northwest Building... leading me to the OEB department's greenhouse!
Greenhouse Orchids
Orchids are one of the most diverse categories of plants on Earth. When there are only less than 25,000 species of birds, amphibians, and mammals combined on Earth, orchids boast more than 30,000 species among themselves, according to Wiggin. They are also the plants that need the tropical warmth and humidity.
Tropical plants
From top left to right, the tropical plants, succulents, and pineapple (yes, you read that correctly!) all require very different climate conditions that aren’t the typical New England weather.
Diverse ferns
This diverse set of ferns (left) and mosses (right) from across the world helps teach plant physiology and biodiversity classes at Harvard.
Fabulous plants
From left to right, a pitcher plant, a violet passion fruit flower, a red powder puff from Bolivia, a hibiscus plant, and a carrion flower in the stapelia genus