Common ornamental plants of UCLA campus

This guide is intended to help people identify some of the common ornamental species on the UCLA campus. It does not include weeds or remnant native species that occur here naturally.

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Japanese pittosporum ¹
Pittosporum tobira

Indian Hawthorn ²
Rhaphiolepis indica

Swan-neck Agave ³
Agave attenuata

Natal Plum ⁴
Carissa macrocarpa

Heavenly bamboo ²
Nandina domestica

southern magnolia ⁵
Magnolia grandiflora

bougainvilleas ⁶
Bougainvillea

Fortnight Lily ⁷
Dietes grandiflora

fortnight lily ⁸
Dietes bicolor

Glossy abelia ⁹
Linnaea × grandiflora

grey-leaved euryops ¹⁰
Euryops pectinatus

Octopus Tree ¹¹
Schefflera actinophylla

Rock Purslane ¹²
Cistanthe grandiflora

Philodendron xanadu ¹³

Blue corn-lily ¹¹
Aristea ecklonii

Chinese hibiscus ¹⁴
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Camellias ¹⁵
Camellia

roses ¹⁶
Rosa

daylilies
Hemerocallis

ginkgo ¹⁷
Ginkgo biloba

East African yellowwood ¹⁸
Afrocarpus gracilior

Outeniqua yellowwood ¹⁹
Afrocarpus falcatus

Chinese silver grass
Miscanthus sinensis

fountain grass ²⁰
Pennisetum setaceum

lamb's ears ²¹
Stachys byzantina

Weeping fig ²²
Ficus benjamina

Chinese banyan ¹³
Ficus microcarpa

Shrubby Rock-roses ²³
Cistus

Star jasmine ²⁴
Trachelospermum jasminoides

Silver ragwort ²⁵
Jacobaea maritima

Blue Chalk Stick ²⁶
Senecio mandraliscae

American sweetgum ²⁷
Liquidambar styraciflua

Australian frangipani ²⁸
Hymenosporum flavum

Climbing fig ²⁹
Ficus pumila

Mediterranean fan palm ³⁰
Chamaerops humilis

Coral trees ³¹
Erythrina

Grey Sedge ³²
Carex divulsa

agapanthus ³³
Agapanthus

planes ³⁴
Platanus

Canary Island pine ³⁵
Pinus canariensis

Bird-of-paradise flowers ³⁶
Strelitzia

Silk floss tree ¹⁸
Ceiba speciosa

Bush Lilies ²³
Clivia

Cherry-plum ³⁷
Prunus cerasifera

Moreton Bay fig ³⁸
Ficus macrophylla

periwinkles ³⁹
Vinca

common oleander ⁴⁰
Nerium oleander

Kurrajongs ²⁴
Brachychiton

Eurabbie ⁴¹
Eucalyptus globulus

Toyon ⁴²
Heteromeles arbutifolia

Tabebuia ³¹

California poppy ⁴³
Eschscholzia californica

Geraniums
Pelargonium

Coastal Rosemary ²³
Westringia fruticosa

Japanese creeper ²⁴
Parthenocissus tricuspidata

Handroanthus ⁴⁰

common thyme ⁴⁴
Thymus vulgaris

geraniums and cranesbills ⁴⁵
Geranium

firethorns ⁴⁶
Pyracantha

blue elder ⁴⁷
Sambucus cerulea

coast live oak ⁴⁸
Quercus agrifolia

California sagebrush ⁴⁹
Artemisia californica

Saucer Magnolia ⁵⁰
Magnolia × soulangeana

California brittlebush ⁵¹
Encelia californica

Tuckeroo ⁶
Cupaniopsis anacardioides

hairy grama ⁵²
Bouteloua hirsuta

Japanese honeysuckle ⁵³
Lonicera japonica

sea lavenders ⁵⁴
Limonium

deergrass ⁵⁵
Muhlenbergia rigens

Camphor Tree ⁵⁶
Cinnamomum camphora

Aloes ⁵⁷
Aloe

Bear's breeches ⁵⁸
Acanthus mollis

Spanish lavender ⁵⁹
Lavandula stoechas

Olive ⁶⁰
Olea europaea

Manuka ⁶¹
Leptospermum scoparium

Treasure Flowers ⁶²
Gazania

calla lily ⁶³
Zantedeschia aethiopica

Lantana ⁶⁴

junipers ⁶⁵
Juniperus

Hubei Anemone ⁶⁶
Anemone hupehensis

Rosemary ²³
Rosmarinus officinalis

Canary Islands Ivy ⁶⁷
Hedera canariensis

common ivy ⁶⁸
Hedera helix

coffeeberry ²³
Frangula californica

common yarrow ⁶⁹
Achillea millefolium

Pinkladies ⁷⁰
Oenothera speciosa

Pride of Madeira ⁷¹
Echium candicans

Miniature umbrella tree ⁷²
Schefflera arboricola

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Common ornamental plants of UCLA campus

Japanese pittosporum 1 Pittosporum tobira

Indian Hawthorn 2 Rhaphiolepis indica

Swan-neck Agave 3 Agave attenuata

Natal Plum 4 Carissa macrocarpa

Heavenly bamboo 2 Nandina domestica

southern magnolia 5 Magnolia grandiflora

bougainvilleas 6 Bougainvillea

Fortnight Lily 7 Dietes grandiflora

fortnight lily 8 Dietes bicolor

Glossy abelia 9 Linnaea × grandiflora

grey-leaved euryops 10 Euryops pectinatus

Octopus Tree 11 Schefflera actinophylla

Rock Purslane 12 Cistanthe grandiflora

Philodendron xanadu 13

Blue corn-lily 11 Aristea ecklonii

Chinese hibiscus 14 Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Camellias 15 Camellia

roses 16 Rosa

daylilies Hemerocallis

ginkgo 17 Ginkgo biloba

East African yellowwood 18 Afrocarpus gracilior

Outeniqua yellowwood 19 Afrocarpus falcatus

Chinese silver grass Miscanthus sinensis

fountain grass 20 Pennisetum setaceum

lamb's ears 21 Stachys byzantina

Weeping fig 22 Ficus benjamina

Chinese banyan 13 Ficus microcarpa

Shrubby Rock-roses 23 Cistus

Star jasmine 24 Trachelospermum jasminoides

Silver ragwort 25 Jacobaea maritima

Blue Chalk Stick 26 Senecio mandraliscae

American sweetgum 27 Liquidambar styraciflua

Australian frangipani 28 Hymenosporum flavum

Climbing fig 29 Ficus pumila

Mediterranean fan palm 30 Chamaerops humilis

Coral trees 31 Erythrina

Grey Sedge 32 Carex divulsa

agapanthus 33 Agapanthus

planes 34 Platanus

Canary Island pine 35 Pinus canariensis

Bird-of-paradise flowers 36 Strelitzia

Silk floss tree 18 Ceiba speciosa

Bush Lilies 23 Clivia

Cherry-plum 37 Prunus cerasifera

Moreton Bay fig 38 Ficus macrophylla

periwinkles 39 Vinca

common oleander 40 Nerium oleander

Kurrajongs 24 Brachychiton

Eurabbie 41 Eucalyptus globulus

Toyon 42 Heteromeles arbutifolia

Tabebuia 31

California poppy 43 Eschscholzia californica

Geraniums Pelargonium

Coastal Rosemary 23 Westringia fruticosa

Japanese creeper 24 Parthenocissus tricuspidata

Handroanthus 40

common thyme 44 Thymus vulgaris

geraniums and cranesbills 45 Geranium

firethorns 46 Pyracantha

blue elder 47 Sambucus cerulea

coast live oak 48 Quercus agrifolia

California sagebrush 49 Artemisia californica

Saucer Magnolia 50 Magnolia × soulangeana

California brittlebush 51 Encelia californica

Tuckeroo 6 Cupaniopsis anacardioides

hairy grama 52 Bouteloua hirsuta

Japanese honeysuckle 53 Lonicera japonica

sea lavenders 54 Limonium

deergrass 55 Muhlenbergia rigens

Camphor Tree 56 Cinnamomum camphora

Aloes 57 Aloe

Bear's breeches 58 Acanthus mollis

Spanish lavender 59 Lavandula stoechas

Olive 60 Olea europaea

Manuka 61 Leptospermum scoparium

Treasure Flowers 62 Gazania

calla lily 63 Zantedeschia aethiopica

Lantana 64

junipers 65 Juniperus