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.

In most cases, observers should check the "captive/cultivated" button when submitting observations of ...more ↓

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
Blue corn-lily 11
Aristea ecklonii
Chinese hibiscus 14
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Camellias 15
Camellia
roses 16
Rosa
daylilies
Hemerocallis
Chinese silver grass
Miscanthus sinensis
fountain grass 17
Pennisetum setaceum
lamb's ears 18
Stachys byzantina
Weeping fig 19
Ficus benjamina
Chinese banyan 13
Ficus microcarpa
Star jasmine 21
Trachelospermum jasminoides
Silver ragwort 22
Jacobaea maritima
Blue Chalk Stick 23
Senecio mandraliscae
American sweetgum 24
Liquidambar styraciflua
Australian frangipani 25
Hymenosporum flavum
Climbing fig 26
Ficus pumila
Mediterranean fan palm 27
Chamaerops humilis
Coral trees 28
Erythrina
Grey Sedge 29
Carex divulsa
agapanthus 30
Agapanthus
planes 31
Platanus
Silk floss tree 33
Ceiba speciosa
Cherry-plum 34
Prunus cerasifera
Moreton Bay fig 35
Ficus macrophylla
common oleander 37
Nerium oleander
Kurrajongs 21
Brachychiton
Eurabbie 38
Eucalyptus globulus
Toyon 39
Heteromeles arbutifolia
California poppy 40
Eschscholzia californica
Geraniums
Pelargonium
Coastal Rosemary 20
Westringia fruticosa
Japanese creeper 21
Parthenocissus tricuspidata
common thyme 41
Thymus vulgaris
firethorns 43
Pyracantha
blue elder 44
Sambucus cerulea
coast live oak 45
Quercus agrifolia
California sagebrush 46
Artemisia californica
Saucer Magnolia 47
Magnolia × soulangeana
California brittlebush 48
Encelia californica
Tuckeroo 6
Cupaniopsis anacardioides
hairy grama 49
Bouteloua hirsuta
Japanese honeysuckle 50
Lonicera japonica
sea lavenders 51
Limonium
deergrass 52
Muhlenbergia rigens
Camphor Tree 53
Cinnamomum camphora
Aloes 54
Aloe
Bear's breeches 55
Acanthus mollis
Spanish lavender 56
Lavandula stoechas
Olive 57
Olea europaea
Manuka 58
Leptospermum scoparium
calla lily 60
Zantedeschia aethiopica
Hubei Anemone 62
Anemone hupehensis
Rosemary 20
Rosmarinus officinalis
Canary Islands Ivy 63
Hedera canariensis
common ivy 64
Hedera helix
coffeeberry 20
Frangula californica
common yarrow 65
Achillea millefolium
Pinkladies 66
Oenothera speciosa
Pride of Madeira 67
Echium candicans
Miniature umbrella tree 68
Schefflera arboricola

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