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Date Added: July 30, 2008 01:36:04 PM
Central Michigan University's greenhouse is the only place on campus and maybe even the world that an agave cactus, setcreasea, ponytail palm and papyrus plant can coexist. The greenhouse's six biomes, or climate controlled rooms, and conservatory act as a hands-on classroom for biology, ecology and geology students.

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