{"id":2655,"date":"2015-04-06T10:48:26","date_gmt":"2015-04-06T15:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/biology\/?page_id=2655"},"modified":"2026-03-12T15:05:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T20:05:15","slug":"uwm-biological-sciences-greenhouse","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/biology\/research\/facilities\/uwm-biological-sciences-greenhouse\/","title":{"rendered":"51ÁÔÆæ Biological Sciences Greenhouse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Read about the very first Titan Arum ‘Hoot’ (pictured above) to\u00a0bloom at the\u00a051ÁÔÆæ Biological Sciences Greenhouse<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Currently, the 51ÁÔÆæ Biological Sciences Greenhouse is closed to the public, but check us out on Instagram!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The greenhouse is a 9,625 square foot hidden gem located on the roof of the NWQ Building Complex. The state-of-the-art facility maximizes research capability and provides an open, flexible environment for botanical instruction, supporting both undergraduate and graduate education and cutting-edge NSF funded research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The facility is divided into 3 wings, with 18 separate rooms and includes an expanded head house utilized as both a potting area and a classroom, modern wet lab space, a vibration lab, 4 instructional houses, 1 propagation house, 6 research houses, a cold room, an office and student lounge, and greenhouse support spaces, with an additional 1,200 square feet of outdoor planting beds available for research and instruction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The diverse instructional plant collection comprises approximately 672 species representing over 100 plant families, showcasing a range of plant biodiversity, evolution and adaptation, with specimens representing lower vascular plant lineages, to cycads, to a strong representation of flowering plants. The greenhouse maintains a collection of native plants which is supplemented by 270 tree and shrub species planted throughout the campus. An 11-acre conservancy area on campus is also available for study. Lapham Hall houses 17 plant growth, insect, environmental or cold chambers for research and instructional use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For questions or to visit, please contact Greenhouse Manager Paul Engevold at 414-229-4248, or via email (preferred) at engevold@uwm.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n