Plants - Living Material

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Coleus sp. Dicot. With red and green variegated leaves, it is native to the tropics and warmer temperate regions. You can use these plants for vegetative reproduction studies, plant growth experiments using hormones, and other investigations. It is supplied in a pot with care instructions. Size: 5–8".

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Carassius auratus.

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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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An excellent aquarium oxygenator, Elodea canadensis is great for teaching photosynthesis and plasmolysis.

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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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Echinodorus brevipedicellatus
This unusual plant has broad, swordlike leaves.

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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".

Supplier: Avantor

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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Observe Different Plants’ Methods of Capture and Feeding.

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Beautify the classroom.

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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.

Supplier: Avantor

An excellent aquarium oxygenator, great for teaching respiration, photosynthesis, and plasmolysis.

Supplier: WATERSCAPES AQUATIC NURSERY

Nymphoides aquatica. Dicot. The green tubercles that grow from this unique plant’s short roots store nutrients and look like bananas, giving the plant its common name. It is a floating plant that grows best in shallow water. It is easily reproduced from cuttings. Size: 4–6". Package of six.

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.

Supplier: Boreal Laboratories

Give your Hydra and small fish a place to hide with this bushy hornwort. Package of 12.

Supplier: Avantor

Ideal For Monocot And Dicot Studies