Garden Closed

The United States Botanic Garden (USBG) is temporarily closed to the public to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID-19 coronavirus.

Whenever possible, the USBG will reschedule public programs and events originally scheduled during the closure period. Please monitor the USBG website for updates to operating status. Many resources can still be accessed online, including educational worksheets and manuals, fact sheets and more, and some of our programs will also be made available online. Find online resources at www.USBG.gov/AtHome

Rare and Endangered Plants Gallery

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.

Magnolia ashei - Ashe magnolia Learn more »	Lilium catesbaei - Catesby lily, Southern red lily, or Pine lily Learn more »	Osteomeles anthyllidifolia - Hawaiian hawthorn, ʻŪlei or Uʻulei Learn more »	Gaillardia aestivalis var.winkleri - Winkler's blanketflower Learn more »
Encephalartos lehmannii - Karoo cycad Learn more »	Euphorbia obesa - Baseball plant Learn more »	Mammillaria hahniana - Old woman cactus Learn more »	Dracaena draco - Dragon Tree Learn more »
Dendrobium pulchellum - Dendrobium pulchellum Learn more »	Achyranthes splendens - Maui chaff flower Learn more »	Pogonia ophioglossoides - Rose pogonia Learn more »	Hibiscus waimeae - Koki'o ke'oke'o or Hawaiian white hibiscus Learn more »

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