Exotic Plants

Exotic plant collections at the Funk ACES Library.

1. Exotic Plants

2. TheFunkLibrarycollectionsincludeavarietyofmaterials
on“exotic”plantlife.Exoticspeciesareplantsthathave
beenintroduced,byhumans,toanareatheyarenot
nativeto,usuallyfordecorativeorornamentalpurposes.
Sometimesexoticspeciescanbecomeinvasiveanddisrupt
nativeplantecosystems.Mostofthefollowingexamples
are“exotic”plantsfortheFunkLibrarybecausetheyare
notnativetotheUnitedStates.

3. Canna lily, native to Central
& South America, with
some varieties native to the
southern US
Bold and exotic plants
By Noël Kingsbury.
New York: Watson-Guptill, 2000.
Q. 715 K611b

4. Clockwise, from top left:
Aphelandraaurantiaca,
“fiery spike,” native to
Central & South America
Clerodendrumthomsonae,
“bleeding heart,” native to
West Africa
Neomaricagracilis, native
to Central & South America
Hoya carnosavariegate,
native to India, Burma,
China, & Australia
Exotica: pictorial cyclopedia of exotic plants
By Alfred Byrd Graf.
East Rutherford, New Jersey: RoehrsCo., 1982.
634.35 G757e 1982 v.2 [ACES Reference]

5. Acanthus mollislatifolius,
native to Southern Europe
& northwestern Africa
The exotic garden
By Myles Challis.
London: Fourth Estate, 1988.
635.952 C352E

6. Justiciabrandegeeana, or
“shrimp plant,” native to
Mexico
Encyclopedia of Exotic plants
for temperate climates
By Will Giles.
Portland: Timber Press, 2007.
Q. 635.903 G391e [ACES Reference]

7. Giant Grenadilla(Passiflora
Quadrangularis), native to
Central & South America
Exotic plants of the world
By Marcel Belvianes.
New York: Hanover House, 1957.
581.9 B41BEH

8. Examples of Bromeliaceae
(Bromeliads), native to
Central & South America
Exotic plant manual
By Alfred Byrd Graf.
East Rutherford, New
Jersey: RoehrsCo., 1978.
634.35 G757EX1978
[ACES Reference]

9. For more books and resources
about exotic plant life, visit the
Funk Library!