The California State University, Northridge Botanic Garden 1.5 acres (0.6 ha) is a botanical garden located on the campus of California State University, Northridge in Northridge, California, USA and open to the public during normal business hours. Inside the United States Botanic Garden Inside the Rio de Janeiro Botanic Garden (Brazil), 1890 Botanical gardens (in Latin, hortus botanicus) grow a wide variety of plants primarily categorized and documented for scientific purposes, but also for the enjoyment and education of visitors, a consideration that has become essential to... California State University, Northridge (also known as CSUN, Cal State Northridge, or C-Sun) is a public university in the San Fernando Valley, within the city limits of Los Angeles, California, USA. Part of the California State University system, CSUN was founded in 1958 as San Fernando Valley State College... Northridge is a community in the City of Los Angeles. ...

In 1959, it was first planted with California native plants, but has evolved to a collection of some 1,200 plant species representing many regions and climates, with areas devoted to cacti and succulents, tropical plants, native grasses, New Zealand plants, palms, herbs, bulbs, and redwood trees. Its four greenhouses display orchids, bromeliads, and ferns. The garden also features a small pond with a waterfall and an island, as well as koi and turtles. It will be removed in the near future to make room for a new science building. Blazing Star (Mentzelia lindleyi) California native plants are plants that existed in California prior to the advent of Europeans. ... Genera See Taxonomy of the Cactaceae A cactus (plural cactus, cacti, or cactuses) is any member of the succulent plant family Cactaceae. ... Succulent plants, or succulents, are plants that store water in their enlarged fleshy leaves, stems, or roots. ... Caution: Grass should never be eaten For other uses, see Grass (disambiguation). ... Genera Many; see list of Arecaceae genera Arecaceae (sometimes known by the names Palmae or Palmaceae, although the latter name is taxonomically invalid. ... Herbs: basil Herbs (IPA: hə(ɹ)b, or əɹb; see pronunciation differences) are plants grown for any purpose other than food, wood or beauty. ... Binomial name Sequoia sempervirens (D. Don) Endl. ... Orchid re-directs here; for alternate uses see Orchid (disambiguation) Genera Over 800 See List of Orchidaceae genera. ... Genera See text Bromeliads include epiphytes, such as Spanish moss, and ground plants, such as the Pineapple. ... Classes Psilotopsida Equisetopsida Marattiopsida Polypodiopsida A fern is any one of a group of about 20,000 species of plants classified in the phylum or division Pteridophyta, also known as Filicophyta. ...

The acting director of the Botanic Garden is Brenda Kanno.

See also

• List of botanical gardens in the United States
• California native plants