Plants - Living Material
Live specimens are used for a wide variety of studies including studying the physiological effects of drugs on a specimen’s heartbeat and temperature on metabolism, the locomotion of microscopic organisms, and studying plant respiration, photosynthesis, plosmolysis, and more. Algal cultures form colonies of cells that are extremely easy to visualize for better understanding of cell walls and plastids, and many live specimens reproduce rapidly for quick turnover between successive tests.
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Resurrection Plant
Selaginella lepidophylla. Find out how plants survive desert conditions; this plant’s curled, dried, gray-brown fronds unfurl and turn green when placed in water. It is found in desert regions of the South and Southwest United States, and Central America. It is supplied in a plastic bag and comes with care instructions. Size: approximately 3".
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Viable Grass Seeds
Various grasses allow you to compare plant anatomy, and examine why some grasses are viable economic crops. Rapidly growing types are great for testing environmental factors and how they influence growth.
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Corkscrew Vallisneria
Vallisneria spiralis. Monocot. This fast-growing bottom-rooted plant has elongated, twisted green leaves with five parallel longitudinal veins. It grows well mixed with other plants. Size: 6–8". Package of 50.
Unless otherwise noted, plants are supplied in waterproof, plastic bags that keep plants fresh and healthy. Care instructions are included. Be sure to check with your state’s Department of Agriculture for any restrictions.
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Conifer Cones
Conifers come in all shapes and sizes — and so do their cones.
Includes: 6 pine cones, 6 spruce cones and 6 cedar cones.
*Pine cone factoid: Pine cones can forecast the weather! In dry weather, the scales dry up and open out. If they start to close up, wet weather is coming!
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ReptiFauna Bioactive Desert Plants
Transform your terra and grow a reptile, amphibian, or invertebrate oasis with ReptiFauna plants.
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Begonia
Begonia sp. Dicot. A fibrous rooted flowering plant native to the tropics can also be maintained in the classroom. The Rex Begonia has larger, variegated leaves. It is supplied in a pot with care instructions. Size: 4–8".
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Equisetum
Scouring Rush. It features reedy, upright growth habit and whorls of leaves at the nodes. The shoots, which contain silica, were once used to scrub utensils and pots, giving Equisetum its common name of scouring rush. It is supplied in a plastic bag with care instructions. Quantity: 8–12 shoots.
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Ward's® Tropical Foliage Plants
These vibrant foliage plants are perfect for creating eye-catching terrariums.