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

Natal Plum ³
Carissa macrocarpa

Heavenly bamboo ²
Nandina domestica

southern magnolia ⁴
Magnolia grandiflora

bougainvilleas ⁵
Bougainvillea

Glossy abelia ⁶
Linnaea × grandiflora

grey-leaved euryops ⁷
Euryops pectinatus

Octopus Tree ⁸
Schefflera actinophylla

Rock Purslane ⁹
Cistanthe grandiflora

Chinese hibiscus ¹⁰
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Camellias ¹¹
Camellia

roses ¹²
Rosa

lamb's ears ¹³
Stachys byzantina

Weeping fig ¹⁴
Ficus benjamina

Chinese banyan ¹⁵
Ficus microcarpa

Shrubby Rock-roses ¹⁶
Cistus

Star jasmine ¹⁷
Trachelospermum jasminoides

Silver ragwort ¹⁸
Jacobaea maritima

Blue Chalk Stick ¹⁹
Senecio mandraliscae

American sweetgum ²⁰
Liquidambar styraciflua

Australian frangipani ²¹
Hymenosporum flavum

Climbing fig ²²
Ficus pumila

Coral trees ²³
Erythrina

planes ²⁴
Platanus

Silk floss tree ²⁵
Ceiba speciosa

Cherry-plum ²⁶
Prunus cerasifera

Moreton Bay fig ²⁷
Ficus macrophylla

periwinkles ²⁸
Vinca

common oleander ²⁹
Nerium oleander

Kurrajongs ¹⁷
Brachychiton

Eurabbie ³⁰
Eucalyptus globulus

Toyon ³¹
Heteromeles arbutifolia

Tabebuia ²³

California poppy ³²
Eschscholzia californica

Geraniums
Pelargonium

Coastal Rosemary ¹⁶
Westringia fruticosa

Japanese creeper ¹⁷
Parthenocissus tricuspidata

Handroanthus ²⁹

common thyme ³³
Thymus vulgaris

geraniums and cranesbills ³⁴
Geranium

firethorns ³⁵
Pyracantha

blue elder ³⁶
Sambucus cerulea

coast live oak ³⁷
Quercus agrifolia

California sagebrush ³⁸
Artemisia californica

Saucer Magnolia ³⁹
Magnolia × soulangeana

California brittlebush ⁴⁰
Encelia californica

Tuckeroo ⁵
Cupaniopsis anacardioides

Japanese honeysuckle ⁴¹
Lonicera japonica

sea lavenders ⁴²
Limonium

Camphor Tree ⁴³
Cinnamomum camphora

Bear's breeches ⁴⁴
Acanthus mollis

Spanish lavender ⁴⁵
Lavandula stoechas

Olive ⁴⁶
Olea europaea

Manuka ⁴⁷
Leptospermum scoparium

Treasure Flowers ⁴⁸
Gazania

Lantana ⁴⁹

Hubei Anemone ⁵⁰
Anemone hupehensis

Rosemary ¹⁶
Rosmarinus officinalis

Canary Islands Ivy ⁵¹
Hedera canariensis

common ivy ⁵²
Hedera helix

coffeeberry ¹⁶
Frangula californica

common yarrow ⁵³
Achillea millefolium

Pinkladies ⁵⁴
Oenothera speciosa

Pride of Madeira ⁵⁵
Echium candicans

Miniature umbrella tree ⁵⁶
Schefflera arboricola

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Common ornamental plants of UCLA campus

Japanese pittosporum 1 Pittosporum tobira

Indian Hawthorn 2 Rhaphiolepis indica

Natal Plum 3 Carissa macrocarpa

Heavenly bamboo 2 Nandina domestica

southern magnolia 4 Magnolia grandiflora

bougainvilleas 5 Bougainvillea

Glossy abelia 6 Linnaea × grandiflora

grey-leaved euryops 7 Euryops pectinatus

Octopus Tree 8 Schefflera actinophylla

Rock Purslane 9 Cistanthe grandiflora

Chinese hibiscus 10 Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Camellias 11 Camellia

roses 12 Rosa

lamb's ears 13 Stachys byzantina

Weeping fig 14 Ficus benjamina

Chinese banyan 15 Ficus microcarpa

Shrubby Rock-roses 16 Cistus

Star jasmine 17 Trachelospermum jasminoides

Silver ragwort 18 Jacobaea maritima

Blue Chalk Stick 19 Senecio mandraliscae

American sweetgum 20 Liquidambar styraciflua

Australian frangipani 21 Hymenosporum flavum

Climbing fig 22 Ficus pumila

Coral trees 23 Erythrina

planes 24 Platanus

Silk floss tree 25 Ceiba speciosa

Cherry-plum 26 Prunus cerasifera

Moreton Bay fig 27 Ficus macrophylla

periwinkles 28 Vinca

common oleander 29 Nerium oleander

Kurrajongs 17 Brachychiton

Eurabbie 30 Eucalyptus globulus

Toyon 31 Heteromeles arbutifolia

Tabebuia 23

California poppy 32 Eschscholzia californica

Geraniums Pelargonium

Coastal Rosemary 16 Westringia fruticosa

Japanese creeper 17 Parthenocissus tricuspidata

Handroanthus 29

common thyme 33 Thymus vulgaris

geraniums and cranesbills 34 Geranium

firethorns 35 Pyracantha

blue elder 36 Sambucus cerulea

coast live oak 37 Quercus agrifolia

California sagebrush 38 Artemisia californica

Saucer Magnolia 39 Magnolia × soulangeana

California brittlebush 40 Encelia californica

Tuckeroo 5 Cupaniopsis anacardioides

Japanese honeysuckle 41 Lonicera japonica

sea lavenders 42 Limonium

Camphor Tree 43 Cinnamomum camphora

Bear's breeches 44 Acanthus mollis

Spanish lavender 45 Lavandula stoechas

Olive 46 Olea europaea

Manuka 47 Leptospermum scoparium

Treasure Flowers 48 Gazania

Lantana 49

Hubei Anemone 50 Anemone hupehensis

Rosemary 16 Rosmarinus officinalis

Canary Islands Ivy 51 Hedera canariensis

common ivy 52 Hedera helix

coffeeberry 16 Frangula californica

common yarrow 53 Achillea millefolium

Pinkladies 54 Oenothera speciosa

Pride of Madeira 55 Echium candicans

Miniature umbrella tree 56 Schefflera arboricola