The SJU greenhouse functions mainly as a place to house the collection of plants used in teaching Biology courses.  There is quite a variety of non-flowering plants such as ferns and gymnosperms, that are used for the Organismic Biology course.  There are representatives of many families of flowering plants, used for the Plant Systematics course.  Research plants, mainly corn and soybeans used by Drs. Snetselaar and Tefft, are also grown in the greenhouse.  In addition, the greenhouse is used to raise plants that are planted by volunteers on Earth Day.
    You can get an idea of the kinds of plants in the greenhouse by taking this tour, put together as a class project by a group for Plant Systematics.  If you'd like to take a personal tour of the greenhouse, contact Dr. Snetselaar in the Biology Department.