Do you know that there’s a banana tree growing on campus? And a fig tree, and a lemon tree? A chocolate tree? A cycad – a plant that’s so ancient it was here when dinosaurs roamed the Earth? And a devil’s tongue, which produces a beautiful flower that smells like rotting meat? And a bodhi tree, like the one Buddha sat under when he became enlightened? You wouldn’t even suspect Keene State bears this incredible wealth of botanical diversity unless you’ve visited the greenhouse atop the David F. Putnam Science Center.

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