The U.S. Botanic Garden is one of many botanic gardens worldwide that actively participate in the conservation of endangered species by maintaining live specimens in their collections, studying wild plants at risk, banking seeds of rare plants, and introducing rare plants to the horticultural trade. Some Rare and Endangered plants are included in the gallery below.
Rare and Endangered Plants Gallery
Acacia koaia - Koa'oha or Koai‘a
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Kokia drynarioides - Hau hele ʻula
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Delissea rhytidosperma - Kauai delissea
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Lycaste ciliata - Lycaste orchid
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Magnolia ashei - Ashe magnolia
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Lilium catesbaei - Catesby lily, Southern red lily, or Pine lily
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Osteomeles anthyllidifolia - Hawaiian hawthorn, ʻŪlei or Uʻulei
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Gaillardia aestivalis var.winkleri - Winkler's blanketflower
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Encephalartos lehmannii - Karoo cycad
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Euphorbia obesa - Baseball plant
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Mammillaria hahniana - Old woman cactus
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Dracaena draco - Dragon Tree
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