exotic plants
Unusual imported greenery
Exotic plants are species growing outside their native geographic range, introduced intentionally or accidentally to new regions.
The term emphasizes foreignness rather than judgment—an exotic plant in North America might be ordinary in Asia.
In horticulture, exotic often carries positive connotations of the unusual or striking: The greenhouse featured exotic plants from the tropics.
In ecology, exotic plants may become invasive, outcompeting native species.
- horticultureCultivating plants systematically
- perennialRecurring each year
- invasive speciesHarmful non-native organism
- ethnobotanyScience of human-plant relationships
- tropical floraWarm-region plant life
rare orchids · window box · propagation · pollination · growing season · soil conditions · traditional medicine · botanical gardens · biodiversity loss · seed banks · cultural exchange · colonial history · ceremonial use · habitat disruption · landscaping · export regulations · bonsai · eco-tourism
- _____ phrasesforeign films, imported cheese
- plantstree, leaves, bluebonnet, trees, plant
- natural historynatural history, natural history museum, naturalist, naturalists, natural philosophers
- plant typesnon-native species
- botanybotany, plant biology, plant, plant anatomy, root
- invasive speciesinvasive species, lionfish, emerald ash borer, noxious weeds, kudzu
exotic plantsnative plants
Flora original to area
indigenous plants · native species · native vegetation · native flora · native wildflowers