Convention on Biological Diversity
U.S.A. (United States of America)
Total no. of Botanic Gardens recorded in the United Sates of America: 296
Approx. no. of living plant accessions recorded in these botanic gardens 600,000.
Approx. no. of taxa in these collections: 90,000 taxa (c.40,000 spp.)
Estimated % of pre-CBD collections: 70%
Location: ALABAMA
Founded: 1963
Garden Name: Donald E. Davis Arboretum
Address: Dept. of Botany & Microbiology, Auburn University, 130 Funchess Hall, AUBURN, Alabama 36879
Status: University
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
Native Alabama trees, pitcher plant bog; sand dune plants.
No. of taxa: 204
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: ALABAMA
Founded: 1962
Garden Name: Birmingham Botanical Gardens
Address: 2612 Lane Park Road, BIRMINGHAM, Alabama 35223.
Status: Municipal
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 5,200
Ex situ Collections:
Polypodiaceae (56 spp., 74 taxa), Orchidaceae (78 spp., 391 taxa), Hemerocallis (640 taxa), Rosa (16 taxa), Rhododendron (36 spp., 234 taxa), Iris (20 spp., 245 taxa), Camellia (13 spp., 220 taxa), Hosta (15 spp., 119 taxa), Cornus, cacti & succulents, Magnolia (30 taxa), native flora.
No. of taxa: 2,700
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Endangered flora of the U.S.A.
Location: ALABAMA
Founded: 1950
Garden Name: Bellingrath Gardens and Home
Address: The Camellia Arboretum, 12401 Bellingrath Gardens Road, THEODORE, Alabama 36582.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Camellia japonica, Azalea, Rosa, Chrysanthemum, bromeliads, orchids.
No. of taxa: 812
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: ALABAMA
Founded: 1958
Garden Name: Arboretum of the University of Alabama
Address: PO Box 1927, (Pelham-Loop Road), TUSCALOOSA, Alabama 35487.
Status: University
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 10,000
Ex situ Collections:
Cupressaceae, Cyrillaceae, Ericaceae, Pinaceae, Taxodiaceae, Theaceae, Acer (9 spp., 11 taxa), Corus (5spp., 5 taxa), Ilex (14 spp., 14 taxa), woody plants native to south eastern United States.
No. of taxa: 150
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Special Conservation Collections: Southeastern native herbaceous plants; native aquatic plants.
Location: ALABAMA
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Madison County Botanical Garden
Address: 4747 Bob Wallace Avenue, HUNTSVILLE, Alabama 35805.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
No information available.
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: ALASKA
Founded: 1991
Garden Name: Georgeson Botanical Garden
Address:, University of Alaska, West Tanana Drive, Alaska, 99775.
Status: University
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Ferns, hardy plants, native species
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Alaskan native species
Location: ALASKA
Founded: 1995
Garden Name: Alaska Botanical Garden
Address: Cambell Road, (P.O. Box 202202), ANCHORAGE, Alaska, 99520.
Status: Municipal
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Herbs, perennials, native species
No. of taxa: c 400
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Alaskan native species (92 taxa)
Location: ARIZONA
Founded: 1937
Garden Name: Desert Botanical Garden
Address: 1201 N. Galvin Parkway, PHOENIX, Arizona 85008.
Status: Trust administered.
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 37,000
Ex situ Collections:
Cactaceae (1,397 spp., 2,190 taxa), Agavaceae (240 spp., 327 taxa), Euphorbiaceae (159 spp., 186 taxa), Fouqieriaceae (14 spp., 15 taxa), Leguminosae (228 spp., 263 taxa), Myrtaceae (148 taxa). Acacia (94 spp., 96 taxa), Agave (146 spp., 196 taxa), Aloe (148 spp., 165 taxa), Coryphantha (70 spp., 88 taxa), Echinocereus (80 spp., 140 taxa), Fouquieria (11 spp., 15 taxa), Mammillaria (280 spp., 350 taxa), Opuntia (165 spp., 225 taxa), Yucca (40 spp., 47 taxa). Succulents and arid-land plants of the world with special emphasis on succulents and native flora of the south western U.S. African plants (108 taxa), Australian plants (178 taxa), annual wildflowers (25 taxa), ethnobotanical collection (100 taxa). Maintains a seed bank with long-term storage capacity, containing 2,088 accessions representing 1,465 species (1994 figures).
No. of taxa: 38,000
Rare & Endangered plants: 50 spp. federally listed as endangered. 2,015 spp. included in CITES appendices.
Special Conservation Collections: Threatened native plants of the Arizona region and southwestern deserts, held as part of the Center for Plant Conservation National Collection. 221 plants native to Arizona.
Location: ARIZONA
Founded: 1927
Garden Name: Boyce Thompson Southwestern Arboretum
Address: 37615 HWY. 60, SUPERIOR, Arizona 85273-5100.
Status: University
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 1,800
Ex situ Collections:
Cactaceae (725 spp., 806 taxa) and other succulents (total cacti and succulents - 1,600 taxa), Leguminosae (88 spp.), Myrtaceae (76 spp., 82 taxa). Acacia (27 spp.), Agave (88 spp., 107 taxa), Aloe, 94 spp., 102 taxa), Eucalyptus (56 spp., 58 taxa), Mammillaria (142 spp.), Opuntia (71 spp., 77 taxa), Echinops (35 taxa - cvs.), Penstemon, economic plants (220 taxa), herbs (192 taxa),
No. of taxa: c 4,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Arizona threatened spp., Federally listed threatened species, CITES protected spp. (806 spp.).
Special Conservation Collections: Native plant communities, Riparian, Sonoran desert & related communities. Native plants of Arizona.
Location: ARIZONA
Founded: 1968
Garden Name: Tucson Botanical Garden
Address: 2150 N Alvernon Way, TUCSON, Arizona 85712.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
Rosa, Iris, herbs, south-western U.S. traditional crop collection.
No. of taxa: 1,200
Rare & Endangered plants: A few, mainly cacti and succulents, including Coryphantha recurvata and Agave felgeri.
Location: ARIZONA
Founded: 1952
Garden Name: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Address: 2021 N. Kinney Road, TUCSON, Arizona 85743-9989.
Status: Trust administered
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 600
Ex situ Collections:
Agavaceae, (46 spp., 59 taxa), Cactaceae (160 spp., 180 taxa). Bursera (8 taxa/spp.), Fouquieria (5 taxa/spp.), Jatropha (5 taxa/spp.), Tillandsia (7 taxa/spp.). Native plants of the Sonoran region, including Jatropha, Bursera, Tillandsia and Fouquieria.
No. of taxa: 500
Rare & Endangered plants: 60-80 rare native spp., that are federally listed as endangered.
Special Conservation Collections: Comprehensive collection of cacti of Sonoran Desert region. Other rare plants of the region.
Location: ARIZONA
Founded: 1981
Garden Name: The Arboretum at Flagstaff
Address: 4001 South Woody Mountain Road, FLAGSTAFF, Arizona 86001.
Status: University
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 441
Ex situ Collections:
Ponderosa pine forest area.
No. of taxa: 411
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Threatened native plants of Arizona and the south-western region, held as part of the Center for Plant Conservation National Collection.
Location: ARIZONA
Founded: 1977
Garden Name: Navajo Nation Zoological and Botanical Park
Address: P.O.Box 9000, WINDOW ROCK, Navajo Nation, Arizona 86515-9000.
Status: State
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 150
Ex situ Collections:
Native plants of Arizona, ethnobotanical collections.
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: ARIZONA
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Desert Legume Program
Address: University of Arizona, College of Agriculture, 2120 East Allen Road, TUCSON, Arizona 85719.
Status: University
Herbarium: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
Legumes from arid regions of the world. Maintains a seed bank with long-term storage capacity, containing 2,286 accessions representing 1,004 species (1994 figures).
No. of taxa: Unknown.
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes, some legume spp.
Location: ARKANSAS
Founded: 1956
Garden Name: Garvan Woodland Gardens
Address: 498 Arkridge Road, HOT SPRINGS, Arkansas, 72702.
Status: University
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Azaleas (over 100 taxa), historic roses (over 100 taxa), perennials.
No. of taxa: c 300
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: CALIFORNIA
Founded: 1937
Garden Name: The Strybing Arboretum Society
Address: San Francisco's Botanical Gardens, Helen Crocker Russel Library of Horticulture, Golden Gate Park, Ninth Avenue at Lincoln Way, San Francisco, CA 94122, USA
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
Magnoliaceae, Arctostaphylos (32 spp., 91 taxa) Rhododendron (136 spp., 491 taxa) Camellia (154 taxa), Proteaceae, Escallonia, Berberis, Magnolia, California native species, bulbs, Cape Province garden, conifers, tropical plants.
No. of taxa: 6,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Californian native species.
Location: CALIFORNIA
Founded: 1935
Garden Name: Environmental Design Department Arboretum
Address: University of California, DAVIS, California 95616.
Status: University
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
California native plants and Australian plants especially Ceanothus, Eriogonum, Penstemon, Pinus, Prunus, Quercus, Acacia, Eucalyptus.
No. of taxa: 1,200
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Location: CALIFORNIA
Founded: 1903
Garden Name: Huntington Botanical Gardens
Address: 1151 Oxford Road, SAN MARINO, California 91108.
Status: Private
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 9,000
Ex situ Collections:
Agaraveae, Arizoaceae, Asclepiadaceae, Cactaceae, Crassulaceae, Cycadaceae, Liliaceae, Palmae, Aloe (208 spp., 361 taxa), Dichaea (30 spp., 30 taxa), Echeveria (111 spp., 244 taxa), Echinocereus (62 spp., 84 taxa), Eucalyptus (117 spp., 125 taxa), Euphorbia (182 spp., 211 taxa), Mammillaria (200 spp., 242 taxa), Pinus (64 spp., 80 taxa), Salvia (50 spp., 60 taxa), bulbs, succulents, bamboo, palms, Camellia (cultivars), Rosa (cultivars), Nandina (cultivars), native plants - Asia and Australia.
No. of taxa: 24,500
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes.
Special Conservation Collections: Desert plants, mainly succulents and cacti, bulbous plants, native species.
Location: CALIFORNIA
Founded: 1964
Garden Name: UCI Arboretum
Address: School of Biological Science, University of California, Irvine, IRVINE, California 92717.
Status: University
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
Amaryllidaceae, Asphodelaceae, Geraniaceae, Hyacinthaceae, Iridaceae, Aloe (130 spp., 145 taxa), Cyrtanthus (23 spp., 40 taxa), Gladiolus (71 spp., 120 taxa), Haworthia (80 spp., 130 taxa), Moraea (45 spp., 50 taxa), Pelagonium (40 spp., 65 taxa), Cymbidium (miniature - 96 taxa,), Hemerocallis (75 taxa), Iris (Louisiana - 50 taxa), Narcissus (500 taxa) South African (40 taxa sand dune plants), winter rainfall shrubs.
No. of taxa: 7,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Amaryllidaceae, Liliaceae, Iridaceae.
Location: CALIFORNIA
Founded: 1948
Garden Name: Los Angeles State and County Arboretum
Address: 301 North Baldwin Avenue, ARCADIA, California 91006 - 2697.
Status: State
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 16,000
Ex situ Collections:
Myrtaceae, Palmae, Stangeriaceae, Acacia (110 spp., 120 taxa), Aloe (32 spp., 32 taxa), Callistemon (21 spp., 18 taxa), Erythrina (30 spp., 33 taxa), Eucalyptus (225 spp., 29 taxa), Ficus (41 spp., 54 taxa), Juniperus (130 taxa), Magnolia (76 taxa), Melaleuca. (58 spp., 60 taxa), Pittosporum (15 spp., 3 taxa), Rosa (62 taxa). Maintains a seed bank with medium-term storage capacity, containing 100 accessions, representing 100 species (1994 figures).
No. of taxa: 8,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Orchids, cycads: Zamiaceae.
Location: CALIFORNIA
Founded: 1958
Garden Name: Descanso Gardens
Address: 1418 Descanso Drive, LA CANADA, California 91011.
Status: State, Satellite garden of Los Angeles State and Country Arboretum
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no of herbarium specimens: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
Camellias, modern and old fashioned roses, California natives, Syringa.
No. of taxa: 2,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: CALIFORNIA
Founded: 1961
Garden Name: South Coast Botanic Garden
Address: 26300 Crenshaw Boulevard, PALOS VERDES PENINSULAR, California 90274.
Status: State. Satellite garden of Los Angeles State and Country Arboretum
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
Mediterranean, coastal plants, roses, myrtles, proteas, pines, flowering fruit trees.
No. of taxa: 2,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Location: CALIFORNIA
Founded: 1971
Garden Name: Fullerton Arboretum
Address: California State University, P.O.Box 34080, FULLERTON, California 92634-9480.
Status: University
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
Argarvaceae, Aracaceae, Cactaceae, Fabaceae, Pinaceae, Poaceae, Taxodiaceae, Aloe (40 spp., 44 taxa), Diospyros (9 spp., 12 taxa), Erythrina (13 spp., 13 taxa), Ficus (30 spp., 38 taxa) Grewia (6 spp., 16 taxa), Quercus (16 spp., 16 taxa), Rhus (13 spp., 13 taxa), Citrus (14 taxa), Malus (7 taxa), Persea (5 taxa), Prunus, (20 taxa), Pyrus (4 taxa), plants adapted to Southern California.
No. of taxa: 2,800
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Cacti & succulents, historical and rare fruit trees
Location: CALIFORNIA
Founded: 1927
Garden Name: Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
Address: 1500 North. College Avenue, CLAREMONT, California 91711-3157.
Status: Private
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 1,000,000
Ex situ Collections:
Arctostaphylos (86 taxa), Ceanothus (78 taxa). Plantings devoted exclusively to California native plants, including northern Baja California. Also has some significant collections from Australia, Mediterranean and South Africa. Maintains a seed bank with long-term storage capacity, containing 300 accessions representing 100 species (1994 figures).
No. of taxa: 9,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Threatened native plants of the California region, held as part of the Center for Plant Conservation National Collection.
Location: CALIFORNIA
Founded: 1972
Garden Name: San Diego Wild Animal Park
Address: 15500 San Pasqual Valley Road, ESCONDIDO, California 92027-9614.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
Aloes, African succulents, Baja natives, California natives, world conifers, hardy palms, Epiphyllum, Proteaceae, Fuchsia, bonsai, cycads.
No. of taxa: 3,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Baja California plants, cycads.
Location: CALIFORNIA
Founded: 1916
Garden Name: San Diego Zoological Gardens
Address: Zoological Society of San Diego, Box 551, SAN DIEGO, California 92112-0551.
Status: Trust Administered
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 162
Ex situ Collections:
Arecaceae, Bromeliaceae, Cycadaceae, Myrtaceae, Orchidaceae, Poaceae, Zamiaceae, Zingiberaceae, Acacia (60 spp., 69 taxa), Aloe (78 spp., 90 taxa), Erythrina (58 spp., 65 taxa) Eucalyptus (22 spp., 40 taxa), Euphorbia (117 spp., 130 taxa), Ficus (58 spp., 80 taxa).
No. of taxa: 3,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Euphorbiaceae, Orchidaceae, Zamiaceae, Aloes, Madagascar, New Guinea species.
Location: CALIFORNIA
Founded: 1964
Garden Name: Sea World Inc.
Address: 1720 South Shores Road, Mission Bay, San Diego, California 92109.
Status: Private
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
No information available
No. of taxa: 5,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: CALIFORNIA
Founded: 1890
Garden Name: University of California Botanical Garden
Address: 200 Centennial Drive, BERKELEY, California 94720-5045.
Status: University
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
Amaryllidaceae, Cupressaceae, Ericaceae, Fagaceae, Gramineae, Liliaceae, Pinaceae, Rhamnaceae, Abies, Arctostaphylos, Ceanothus, Pinus, Quercus, native Californian aquatics, native Californian grasses, succulents, orchids, rhododendrons, Pteridophyta, medicinal plants.
No. of taxa: 10,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Threatened native plants of California, held as part of the Center for Plant Conservation National Collection.
Location: CALIFORNIA
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Tanglewood Estate.
Address: University of California Botanical Garden, Centennial Drive, BERKELEY, California 94720.
Status: University, Satellite Garden of University of California Botanic Garden, Berkeley
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
No information available
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: CALIFORNIA
Founded: 1963
Garden Name: Riverside Botanic Gardens
Address: University of California, RIVERSIDE, California 92521.
Status: University
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 50,000
Ex situ Collections:
Cataceae, Cycadaceae, Fabaceae, Myrtaceae, Agave, Aloe, Cupressus, Ficus, Salvia, Sansevieria, Native flora of California, Citroideae (Rutaceae), Acacia, Eucalyptus, Pinus, succulents, cycads, Rosa.
No. of taxa: 2,500
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Native flora of California
Location: CALIFORNIA
Founded: 1940
Garden Name: Regional Parks Botanic Garden
Address: Tilden Regional Park, BERKELEY, California 94708.
Status: State
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
Native Californian plants.
No. of taxa: 2,400
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections:. Ericaceae, Arctostaphylos.
Location: CALIFORNIA
Founded: 1965
Garden Name: Sherman Library and Gardens
Address: 2647 East Coast Highway, CORONA DEL MAR, California 92625.
Status: Private
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Bromeliads, succulents, orchids, begonias, bulbs, seasonal floral display.
No. of taxa: 950
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: CALIFORNIA
Founded: 1961
Garden Name: Quail Botanic Gardens Foundation Inc.
Address: P.O. Box 230005, ENCINITAS, California 92023-0005.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 500
Ex situ Collections:
Agavaceae, Arecaceae, Cactaceae, Cycadaceae, Malvaceae, Poaceae, Bambusa (22 spp., 31 taxa), Brugmansia (8 spp., 18 taxa), Chusquea (18 spp., 18 taxa), Phyllostachys (19 spp., 42 taxa), Capsicum (64 taxa), Hibiscus (97 taxa), Semi-tropical fruit trees (80 taxa), shrubs and vines. Native flora.
No. of taxa: 2,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Bamboos, palms, cycads.
Location: CALIFORNIA
Founded: 1929
Garden Name: Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden
Address: University of California, LOS ANGELES, California 90024.
Status: University
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 350,000
Ex situ Collections:
Acacia, Eucalyptus, succulents, Melastomataceae, palms, aloes, Ericaceae
No. of taxa: 3,500
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Californian native plants, desert plants, tropical American montane, Hawaiian native plants.
Location: CALIFORNIA
Founded: 1925
Garden Name: USDA - Forest Service
Address: Institute of Forest Genetics, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 2480 Carson Road, PLACERVILLE, California 95667.
Status: State
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 4,000
Ex situ Collections:
Conifers - Pinus, Abies and Cupressus. Maintains a seed bank with long-term storage capacity, containing 10,000 accessions representing 360 species (1994 figures).
No. of taxa: 150
Satellite Gardens: Camino Arboretum
Rare & Endangered plants:Yes.
Special Conservation Collections: Pinus lambertiana, Pinus coulteri.
Location: CALIFORNIA
Founded: 1959
Garden Name: C M Goethe Arboretum
Address: California State University, SACRAMENTO, California 95819.
Status: University
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 10,000
Ex situ Collections:
Native trees and shrubs,
No. of taxa: 400
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Endemics.
Location: CALIFORNIA
Founded: 1926
Garden Name: Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
Address: 1212 Mission Canyon Road, SANTA BARBARA, California 93105.
Status: University
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 102,000
Ex situ Collections:
Ericacea, Poaceae, Polypodiaceae, Rhamnaceae, Arctostaphylos (54 spp., 82 taxa), Ceanothus (37 spp., 69 taxa) Cupressus (4 spp), Eriogonum (25 spp), Fremontodendron (6spp., 13 taxa), Mahonia (17 spp), Pinus (21 spp), Quercus (8 spp) Ribes (14 spp., 15 taxa), Stipa (13 spp), Opuntia, Dudleya, California and Baja (CA) Islands flora. Maintains a seed bank with medium-term storage capacity, containing 600 accessions, representing 432 species (1994 figures).
No. of taxa: 1,000
Rare & Endangered plants:Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Threatened native plants of California, held as part of the Center for Plant Conservation National Collection.
Location: CALIFORNIA
Founded: 1952
Garden Name: Saratoga Horticultural Foundation Inc.
Address: 15185 Murphey Avenue, SAN MARTIN, California 95046.
Status: Private
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
Selected clones of Ginkgo, Magnolia, Liquidambar, Fraxinus. Liriodendron, Arctostaphylos, Ceanothus, Garrya, evaluation, testing and introduction of selected plants.
No. of taxa: 200
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: CALIFORNIA
Founded: 1970
Garden Name: Living Desert Reserve
Address: 47-900 Portola Avenue, PALM DESERT, California 92260.
Status: Private
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 500
Ex situ Collections:
Agavaceae, Burseraceae, Cactaceae, Cycadaceae, Euphorbiaceae, desert trees & shrubs, native plants - Africa, native plants of Mohave Desert, Sonoran Desert, Viscaino region, Baja, and California.
No. of taxa: 3,000
Rare & Endangered plants:Yes.
Special Conservation Collections: Cacti, cycads.
Location: CALIFORNIA
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Niguel Botanical Preserve
Address: 33501 Spinnaker Drive, LAGUNA NIGUEL, California 92677
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
No information available
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: CALIFORNIA
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Wrigley Memorial Garden Foundation,
Address: P.O. Box 88, AVALON, California 90704.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
No information available
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Californian native flora
Location: CALIFORNIA
Founded: 1976
Garden Name: Filoli Garden
Address: Canada Road, WOODSIDE, CA 94062.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
Compositae, Cupressaceae, Ericaceae, Iridaceae, Labiatae, Leguminosae, Liliaceae, Magnoliaceae, Oleaceae, Polypodiaceae, Ranunculaceae, Rosaceae, Rutaceae, Saxifragaceae, Scrophulariaceae.
No. of taxa: 2136
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Location: CALIFORNIA
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Ganna Walska Lotusland Foundation
Address: 695 Ashley Road, SANTA BARBARA, California 93108.
Status: Private
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Cycads, palms, ferns, bromeliads, cacti & succulents, aquatics, Aloe. Maintains a seed bank with medium-term storage capacity, containing 30 species (1994 figures).
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Collection of cycads
Location: CALIFORNIA
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Ventura County Community College District
Address: 71 Day Road, VENTURA, CA 93003.
Status: University
Herbarium: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
Plants of interest for horticulture and agriculture
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: CALIFORNIA
Founded: 1961
Garden Name: Hannah Carter Japanese Garden.
Address: 10619 Bellagio Road, LOS ANGELES, CA 90024.
Status: University
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
No information available
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: CALIFORNIA
Founded: 1991
Garden Name: Garden of Kirpal
Address: P.O. Box 100, POTTER VALLEY, California 95469.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
Conserving an ancient native forest of Pseudotsuga menziesii. Pinus ponderosa, Quercus kelloggii and Arbutus menziesii.
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Conifers, specializing in the Abies and Picea species. Conserving an ancient native forest of Pseudotsuga menziesii, Pinus ponderosa, Quercus kelloggii and Arbutus menziesii.
Location: CALIFORNIA
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Quarryhill Botanical Garden
Address: P.O. Box 232, GLEN ELLEN, California 95442.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
No information available
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: CALIFORNIA
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Botanic Garden (California State University, Northridge)
Address: California State University, 18111 Nordhoff Street, California 91330-8303,
Status: University
Herbarium: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
No information available
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: CALIFORNIA
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Santa Cruz Arboretum
Address: University of California, SANTA CRUZ, California 95064, USA
Status: University
Herbarium: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
No information available
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: COLORADO
Founded: 1951
Garden Name: Denver Botanic Gardens
Address: 909 York Street, DENVER, Colorado 80206.
Status: Municipal
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 22,000; Mycological herbarium: 15,600
Ex situ Collections:
Bromeliaceae, Orchidaceae, Allium (38 spp., 47 taxa), Iris (114 spp., 717 taxa), Lilium (14 spp., 120 taxa), Rosa (20 spp., 241 taxa), Syringa (16 spp., 134 taxa), Hemerocallis (500 taxa), Paeonia (217 taxa) Biblical plants (36 taxa). US native species includes alpine, subalpine, dryland; foothills, montane; Great Plains, perennial, tropical and subtropical plants.
No. of taxa: 13,100
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Threatened native plants of the Colorado region, held as part of the Center for Plant Conservation National Collection.
• Vail Alpine Garden Foundation, 183 Gore Creek Drive, VAIL, Colorqado 81657.
Location: CONNECTICUT
Founded: 1900
Garden Name: Marsh Botanical Garden
Address: 227 Mansfield Street, NEW HAVEN 11, Connecticut.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
Azaleas, oaks, hemlock, cacti, iris
No. of taxa: 200
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Location: CONNECTICUT
Founded: 1931
Garden Name: Connecticut Arboretum
Address: Box 1511, Connecticut College, NEW LONDON, Connecticut 06320.
Status: Educational Establishment
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 12,000
Ex situ Collections:
Corylaceae, Fagaceae, Rosaceae, Cornus (6spp., 6 taxa), Rhododendron (17 spp., 20 taxa), Kalmia (18 taxa), Native woody species including Hemlock-Hardwood Forest - vegetation survey from 1952 to present documenting the recovery of a hemlock stand from destruction in 1938 hurricane, and a floristic survey of local wetlands including tidal marsh.
No. of taxa: 300
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Location: CONNECTICUT
Founded: 1965
Garden Name: Bartlett Arboretum
Address: University of Connecticut, 151 Brookdale Road, STAMFORD, Connecticut 06903.
Status: University
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: >2,000
Ex situ Collections:
Ericaceae, Rhododendron, native and non native azaleas, conifers and dwarf conifers, small flowering trees and some exotic trees such as Metasequoia, Phellodendron, Pterostyrax, Sciadopitys, Stewartia, Symplocos.
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Location: DELAWARE
Founded: 1930
Garden Name: Winterthur Museum and Gardens
Address: WINTERTHUR, Delaware 19735.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 1,000
Ex situ Collections:
Amaryllidaceae, Caprifoliaceae, Cornaceae, Ericaceae, Liliaceae, Oleaceae, Pinaceae, Runanculaceae, Rosaceae, Saxifragaceae, Abies (9spp., 10 taxa), Chaenomeles (3 spp., 13 taxa), Chamaecyparis (5 spp., 34 taxa), Iris (13 spp., 25 taxa), Juniperus (10 spp., 27 taxa), Narcissus (7 spp., 53 taxa), Paeonia (99 taxa), Picea (7 spp., 16 taxa), Pinus (16 spp., 18 taxa), Rhododendron (50 spp., 380 taxa), Syringa (20 spp., 73 taxa), Thuja (4spp., 20 taxa), Viburnum (25 spp., 55 taxa), spring bulbs.
No. of taxa: 3,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Native wild flowers and trees.
Location: DELAWARE
Founded: 1935
Garden Name: Mt.Cuba Center for the Study of Piedmont Flora
Address: P.O.Box 3570, Barley Mill Road, GREENVILLE, DE 19807-0570.
Status: Private
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Asteraceae, Liliaceae, Aster (18 spp., 18 taxa), Hydrangea (2 spp., 16 taxa), Quercus (16 spp., 16 taxa), Trillium (13 spp., 13 taxa), Ilex (27 taxa), Phlox (39 taxa) Rhododendron (199 taxa)
No. of taxa: 3,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Piedmont flora (600 taxa, including species and cultivars).
Location: DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Founded: 1927
Garden Name: United States National Arboretum
Address: 3501 N. York Avenue, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20002.
Status: State
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 600,000
Ex situ Collections:
Abies, Acer, Buxus, Cornus, Hamamelis, Hemerocallis, Hibiscus, Ilex, Iris, Lagerstroemia, Magnolia, Malus, Narcissus, Paeonia, Picea, Prunus, Pyracantha, Quercus, Rhododenron (Azalea), Viburnum, dwarf conifers, bonsai, herbs, ornamental grasses, perennials
No. of taxa: 7,586
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Fern Valley (native plants), plants native to the Eastern United States.
Location: DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Founded: 1842
Garden Name: United States Botanic Garden.
Address: 245 First Street SW, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20024.
Status: State
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
Areaceae, Bromeliaceae, Gesneriaceae, Orchidaceae, Polypodicaceae, Begonia (40 spp., 400 taxa), Salvia (18 spp., 30 taxa), Iris (60 taxa), Nerine (60 taxa), Pelargonium (20 taxa), palms, cacti, cycads, ferns.
No. of taxa: 3,500
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Location: DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens.
Address: Anacostia Avenue and Douglas Street, NE, WASHINGTON DC 20020
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
Nymphaeaceae, Nelumbo (spp., 8 taxa), Nuphar (1 spp), Nymphaea (4 spp., 32 taxa) Nymphoides (3 spp).
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Based on the only original marshland left in the D.C. area, this garden is the only National Park Service dedicated to the growing and propagation of aquatic plants. Lotus (historic) 1 taxa, 1950 collection from a lake bed in Manchuria from seed approximately 1,500 years old.
Location: FLORIDA
Founded: 1938
Garden Name: Fairchild Tropical Garden
Address: 10901 Old Cutler Road, MIAMI, Florida 33156-4296.
Status: Trust administered.
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 53,000
Ex situ Collections:
Bombacaceae, Boweniaceae, Bromeliaceae, Cycadaceae, Palmae (Arecaceae), Stangeriaceae, Zamiaceae, Annona (13 spp., 27 taxa).
No. of taxa: 4,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes. Many threatened palms from various parts of the world. Amorphophallus titanum.
Special Conservation Collections: Threatened native plants of South Florida and Puerto Rico, held as part of the Center for Plant Conservation National Collection. Also specializes in native plants from the Bahamas (200 taxa).
Location: FLORIDA
Founded: 1947
Garden Name: Edison Botanical Gardens
Address: Edison Winter Home, FORT MEYERS, Florida.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Codiaeum, palms, cycads, orchids
No. of taxa: 500
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Location: FLORIDA
Founded: 1953
Garden Name: Wilmot Memorial Garden
Address: University of Florida, GAINESVILLE, Florida.
Status: University
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
Rare varieties of camellias, hollies,azaleas, palms, Rhododendron, junipers, orchids
No. of taxa: 500
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Location: FLORIDA
Founded: 1930
Garden Name: Agricultural Research and Education Centre
Address: University of Florida, 18905 S.W. 280 Street, HOMESTEAD, Florida 33031.
Status: University
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
Tropical fruits.
No. of taxa: 1,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: FLORIDA
Founded: 1923
Garden Name: Orchid Jungle Fennell Orchid Company
Address: 26715 SW 157th Avenue, HOMESTEAD, Florida 33031.
Status: Private
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Orchids, species and hybrids, Bromeliaceae, aroids, Philodendron, Anthurium and some cacti. About 15,000 - 20,000 named and labelled orchid hybrids.
No. of taxa: 9,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: About 2,000 orchid species, many CITES listed.
Location: FLORIDA
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Subtropical Horticulture Research Station
Address: 13601 Old Cutler Road, MIAMI, Florida 33158.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
Germplasm collection of Theobroma cacao, Coffea arabica, Hevea brasiliensis, Mangifera indica, Persea americana, Sanseveria spp., Palmae spp.
No. of taxa: 4,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Location: FLORIDA
Founded: 1917
Garden Name: "African Safari" at Caribben Gardens Inc.
Address: P.O. Box 7239, NAPLES, Florida 33941.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Bromeliads, orchids, tropical foliage plants.
No. of taxa: 2,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Location: FLORIDA
Founded: 1973
Garden Name: The Marie Selby Botanical Garden
Address: 811 S Palm Avenue, SARASOTA, Florida 34236.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 60,000
Ex situ Collections:
Araceae, Bromeliaceae, Cycadales, Filiciacales, Gesneriaceae, Marantaceae, Orchidaceae, Anthurium (250 spp., 250 taxa), Heliconia (71 spp., 80 taxa), Paphiopedilum (49 spp., 74 taxa), Philodendron (140 spp., 145 taxa), Platycerium (17 spp., 30 taxa), Pleurothallis (304 spp., 304 taxa), Stanhopea (31 spp., 31 taxa), Tillandsia (190 spp., 200 taxa), Begonia (75 taxa) Cattleya (600 taxa), Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, hybrids 100 taxa), Phalaenopsis (300 taxa), palms (50 taxa), tropical shrubs (75 taxa), tropical trees (40 taxa including Ficus, legumes, and Bombacaceae),.
No. of taxa: 4,658
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes, threatened bromeliads, orchids and others, including Amorphophallus titanum.
Special Conservation Collections: Tropical epiphytes & large monocots.
Location: FLORIDA
Founded: 1969
Garden Name: University of South Florida Botanical Garden
Address: 4202 East Fowler Ave, SCA 238, TAMPA, Florida 33620.
Status: University
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 137,000
Ex situ Collections:
Acanthaceae, Araceae, Arecaceae, Bromeliaceae, Zingiberaceae, Clematis.
No. of taxa: 1,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Location: FLORIDA
Founded: 1929
Garden Name: Bok Tower Gardens
Address: 1151 Tower Boulevard, LAKE WALES, Florida 33853-3412.
Status: Trust administered.
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
Largest, southernmost Camellia collection in U.S.A, Rhododendron (60 taxa)
No. of taxa: 800
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Threatened native plants of Florida, held as part of the Center for Plant Conservation National Collection.
Location: FLORIDA
Founded: 1971
Garden Name: Walt Disney World
Address: Disney's Horticulture - P.O. Box 10,000, LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida 32830 - 1000.
Status: Publicly held corportation
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
Sub tropical flowering trees, herbaceous perennials, annuals, agricultural crops.
No. of taxa: 1,500
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Central Florida endemics.
Location: FLORIDA
Founded: 1962
Garden Name: Harry P Leu Botanical Gardens
Address: 1920 N. Forest Avenue, ORLANDO, Florida 32803-1537.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
Arecaceae, Bromeliaceae, Cycadales, Fabaceae, Orchidaceae, Camellia (33 spp., 131 taxa) Hemerocallis, Iris, palms,
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Plants native to Central Florida.
Location: FLORIDA
Founded: 1983
Garden Name: The Arboretum
Address: University of Central Florida, Bio Sciences, ORLANDO, Flordia 32816.
Status: University
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 10,000
Ex situ Collections:
Concentrating on local biodiversity on trailways within the Arboretum
No. of taxa: 600
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Florida endemics, rare & endangered species.
Location: FLORIDA
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Lowry Park
Address: City of Tampa Park Dept, 7525 North Blvd, TAMPA, Florida 33604.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
Tropical trees and shrubs
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: FLORIDA
Founded: 1927
Garden Name: Flamingo Gardens
Address: 3750 Flamingo Road, FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida 33312.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Acanthaceae, Arecaceae, Heliconiaceae, Marantaceae, Rutaceae, Zingiberaceae, Citrus (16 spp., 83 taxa), Heliconia (29 spp., 35 taxa), Musa (9 spp., 17 taxa), cycads, native plants, orchids, Citrus, palms, orchids.
No. of taxa: 1,015
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Location: FLORIDA
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: The Montgomery Foundation
Address: 11901 Old Cutler Road, MIAMI, Florida 33156-4242.
Status: Trust administered
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
International collections of tropical plants emphasizing palms and cycads.
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
• American Orchid Society, 6000 S. Olive Avenue, West Palm Beach, FLORIDA 33405.
• Mounts Botanical Garden, 559 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach, FLORIDA, 33415.
Location: GEORGIA
Founded: 1968
Garden Name: The State Botanical Garden of Georgia
Address: University of Georgia, 2450 S. Milledge Avenue, ATHENS, Georgia 30605-1624.
Status: University
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 200,000
Ex situ Collections:.
Cornus (4 spp., 16 taxa), Ilex (24 spp., 50 taxa), Rhododendron (native azalea - 15 spp., 15 taxa) Viburnum (13 spp., 25 taxa) Rosa (144 taxa), Spiraea (17 taxa), native herbaceous flora, hardy Camellia, Magnolia. Cercis, Kalmia, Quercus, annuals, herbaceous perennials.
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Location: GEORGIA
Founded: 1953
Garden Name: Callaway Gardens
Address: Highway 27, PINE MOUNTAIN., Georgia 31822.
Status: Private
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 1600
Ex situ Collections:
Ilex (400 taxa), Rhododendron (150 taxa), Azalea (600 taxa), hollies, quinces, crab-apples, magnolias, laurel.
No. of taxa: 2,000
Rare & Endangered plants:Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Southeastern endangered flora.
Location: GEORGIA
Founded: 1977
Garden Name: Atlanta Botanical Garden
Address: P.O. Box 77246, ATLANTA, Georgia 30357.
Status: Private
Herbarium: No, situ Collections:
Hamamelis, Hemerocallis, Iris, Jasminium, Nepenthes, Rosa, Viburnum, carnivorous plants.
No. of taxa: 2,500
Rare & Endangered plants:Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Arecaceae, Sarracenia.
Location: GEORGIA
Founded: 1966
Garden Name: Lockerly Arboretum
Address: 1534 Irwinton Road, MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia 31601.
Status: Private
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
Azalea, bromeliads, cacti & succulents, herbs, hollies, Pinetum, Rhododendron and native plants.
No. of taxa: 3,700
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
• Georgia Southern Botanical Garden, P.O. Box 8039, Statesboro, GEORGIA GA 30460-8053.
Location: HAWAII
Founded: 1918
Garden Name: Harold L. Lyon Arboretum
Address: University of Hawaii, 3860 Manoa Road, HONOLULU, Hawaii 96822-1180.
Status: University
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 8300
Ex situ Collections:
Araceae, Costaceae, Marantaceae, Palmae, Zingiberaceae. Cordyline, Ficus, Heliconia. Coloured slide collection.
No. of taxa: 4,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Threatened native plants of Hawaii, held as part of the Center for Plant Conservation National Collection.
Location: HAWAII
Founded: 1973
Garden Name: Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Garden
Address: 59-864 Kamehameha Highway, HALEIWA, Hawaii 96712.
Status: Private
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 400
Ex situ Collections:
Acanthaceae, Amaryllidaceae (especially Crinum), Araceae, Bignoniaceae, Bromeliaceae, Costaceae, Heliconiaceae, Liliaceae, Malvaceae, Musaceae, Palmae, Piperaceae, Zingiberaceae, Bauhinia, Begonia, Canna, Erythrina, Hibiscus, Impatiens, Plumeria, Strelitzia, floras of Guam, Lord Howe Islands, Fiji, Ogasawara Islands, Madagascar, Mascarene Islands, Sri Lanka, Seychelles, Socotra, Malesia, Bermuda and Canary Islands, Central and South America.
No. of taxa: Over 7,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Threatened native plants of Hawaii, held as part of the Center for Plant Conservation National Collection (300 protected taxa).
Location: HAWAII
Founded: 1930
Garden Name: Honolulu Botanic Gardens System
Address: 50 N. Vineyard Boulevard, HONOLULU, Hawaii 96817.
Status: Municipal
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
Araceae, Arecaceae, Cycadaceae, Heliconiaceae, Marantaceae, Orchidaceae, Zamiaceae, Zingiberaceae. Anthurium (67 spp., 80 taxa), Erythrina (68 spp., 130 taxa), Pritchardia (34 spp., 39 taxa)
No. of taxa: 5,000.
Satellite Gardens:
• Lo'I Kalo Botanic Garden
• Koko Crater Botanic Garden (This garden includes an important collection of Madagascar species, including a tree of the threatened species Moringa drouhardii, from Madagascar).
• Wahiawa Botanical Garden
• Ho'omaluhia Botanic Garden
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Threatened native plants of Hawaii, held as part of the Center for Plant Conservation National Collection.
Location: HAWAII
Founded: 1967
Garden Name: Olu Pua Botanical Gardens & Plantation
Address: KALAHEO, Kauai, Hawaii 96741.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Native flora, economic plants, bromeliads, orchids, anthuriums, tropical foliage and flowering plants including trees.
No. of taxa: 4,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Native flora of Hawaii.
Location: HAWAII
Founded: 1971
Garden Name: National Tropical Botanic Garden
Address: P.O. Box 340, LAWAI, Kauai, Hawaii 96765.
Status: Trust administered
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 25,000
Ex situ Collections:
Leguminosae, Marantaceae, Palmae, Rubiaceae, rare and endangered species, Hawaiian flora, flora of Pacific Islands, flora of Sri Lanka, medicinal plants, ethnobotanical plants, (cultivars of breadfruit, bananas, taro, Pandanus, coconut etc), rare fruits, spices.
No. of taxa: 4,000
Rare & Endangered plants:Yes.
Special Conservation Collections: Threatened native plants of Hawaii, held as part of the Center for Plant Conservation National Collection.
Location: HAWAII
Garden Name: Bernice P. Bishop Museum
Address: Herbarium Pacificum, Dept of Botany, Bernice P. Bishop Museum, P.O. Box 19000-A, HONOLULU, Hawaii 96817.
Location: HAWAII
Founded: 1975
Garden Name: Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden
Address: P.O.Box 1053, CAPTAIN COOK, Hawaii 96704.
Status: State
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Hibiscus, Hawaiian bananas, taro, sugar cane.
No. of taxa: 100
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes.
Special Conservation Collections: Threatened native plants of Hawaii, held as part of the Center for Plant Conservation National Collection. Bananas, taro, sugar cane.
Location: HAWAII
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Keanae Arboretum
Address: District Forester, Department of Land and Natural Resources, Post Office Box 1015, Wailuku, MAUI, Hawaii 96793.
Status: State
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
No information available
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: HAWAII
Founded: 1960
Garden Name: Waikamoi Arboretum
Address: District Forester, Dept of Land and Natural Resources, P.O. Box 1015, Wailuku, MAUI, Hawaii 96793.
Status: State
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
No information available
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: HAWAII
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Kapalua Botanical Garden
Address: 500, Office Road, Kapalua Land Co, Kapalua, MAUI, Hawaii 96793.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
No information available
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: HAWAII
Founded: 1970
Garden Name: Kalopa State Park
Address: Hamakua District Development Council, P.O. Box 637, HONOKAA, Hawaii 96727.
Status: State
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
Rare local species, Hawaii Island genera, Polynesian introductions
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Malvaceae of Hawaii, Hibiscus, Hibiscadelphus, Kokia.
Location: HAWAII
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Maui Zoo and Botanical Garden
Address: County of Maui - Parks Department, Wailuku, MAUI, Hawaii 96793.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
No information available
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: HAWAII
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Kahalui Nursery
Address: District Forester, Department of Land and Natural Resources, Post Office Box 1015, Wailuku, MAUI, Hawaii 96793.
Status: State
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
No information available
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: HAWAII
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Kuo Trail
Address: District Forester, Dept of Land and Natural Resources, P.O. Box 1015, Wailuku, MAUI, Hawaii 96793
Status: State
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
No information available
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: HAWAII
Founded: 1979
Garden Name: Hawaii Tropical Botanic Garden
Address: PO Box 80, Papaikou, HILO, Hawaii 96781 - 0080.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
No information available
No. of taxa: 1,400
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Location: HAWAII
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Virgil A. Place Arboretum & Botanical Garden Inc.
Address: P.O.Box 44555, 10 Alan Kahua, Kawaihae, Hawaii- 96743
Status: Private
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
No information available
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: IDAHO
Founded: 1909
Garden Name: University of Idaho Arboretum & Botanic Garden
Address: 205 Continuing Education Buildings, University of Idaho, MOSCOW, Idaho 83844-3226.
Status: University
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Native trees and shrubs of the Northern Rocky Mountains.
No. of taxa: 110
Rare & Endangered plants: Northern Rocky Mountains spp.
Location: IDAHO
Founded: 1984
Garden Name: Idaho Botanic Garden
Address: 2355 Old Penitentiary Road, P.O.Box 2140, BOISE, Idaho 83712.
Status: Private
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
Alpines, aquatics, cacti, herbs, peonies
No. of taxa: 300
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Idaho native plants
Location: IDAHO
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Sawtooth Botanical Garden
Address: P.O. Box 928 Sun Valley, ID 83353 208-726-9358
Status: Unknown
Location: ILLINOIS
Founded: 1965
Garden Name: Chicago Botanic Garden
Address: 1000 Lake Cook Road, GLENCOE, Illinois 60022.
Status: Municipal
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 2,000
Ex situ Collections:
Ericaceae (11 spp. 41 taxa), Narcissus (6 spp., 96 taxa), Rosa (5 spp. 120 taxa), aquatics (28 taxa), bulbs (261 taxa), dwarf conifers (1,000 taxa), fruit and vegetable plants (186 taxa), Heritage Garden plants (368 taxa), perennials (541 taxa), Japanese Garden plants (164 taxa); oak-hickory woodland plants (242 taxa), rock garden plants (541 taxa), cultivated plants.
No. of taxa: 4,500
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes.
Special Conservation Collections: Threatened native prairie plants of the Illinois region, held as part of the Center for Plant Conservation National Collection.
Location: ILLINOIS
Founded: 1893
Garden Name: Garfield Park Conservatory
Address: 330 N, Central Park Boulevard, CHICAGO, Illinois 60624.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Palms, aroids, orchids, cacti, succulents, tropical ferns; economic plants, medicinal plants.
No. of taxa: 5,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Location: ILLINOIS
Founded: 1976
Garden Name: Glen Oak Botanical Garden
Address: 2218 North Prospect Road, Peoria, Illinois 61603.
Status: State
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
Betulaceae (8 taxa/spp.), Caprifoliaceae (22 spp., 26 taxa), Cupressaceae (13 spp., 32 taxa), Pinaceae (17 spp., 27 taxa), Rosaceae (20 spp., 39 taxa). Acer (7 spp., 11 taxa), Cornus (6 spp., 9 taxa), Pinus (9 spp., 14 taxa), Quercus (6 spp., 6 taxa), Fagus (6 taxa), Juniperus (30 taxa), Magnolia (4 taxa), Malus (15 taxa), Taxus (11 taxa), Viburnum (20 taxa).
No. of taxa: +250
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: ILLINOIS
Founded: 1922
Garden Name: The Morton Arboretum
Address: Route 53, LISLE, Illinois 60532.
Status: Private
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 115,000
Ex situ Collections:
Temperate trees and shrubs, including representatives of the following families: Aceraceae, Anacardiaceae, Araliaceae, Betulaceae, Buxaceae, Caprifoliaceae, Cupressaceae, Elaeagnaceae, Ericaceae, Fagaceae, Juglandaceae, Leguminosae, Moraceae, Oleaceae, Rosaceae, Rutaceae, Salicaceae, Swaxifragaceae, Taxaceae, Ulmaceae. Abies (19 spp., 21 taxa), Acer (29 spp. 82 taxa), Aesculus (15 spp., 25 taxa), Alnus (10 spp., 14 taxa), Buxus (2 spp., 6 taxa), Catalpa (3 spp., 3 taxa), Fagus (3 spp., 14 taxa), Fraxinus (23 spp., 46 taxa), Ginkgo (1 spp., 4 taxa), Larix (5 spp., 6 taxa), Magnolia (8 spp., 13 taxa), Malus (39 spp., 221 taxa), Picea (24 spp., 70 taxa), Pinus (12 spp., 19 taxa), Quercus (31 spp., 41 taxa), Salix (36 spp., 48 taxa), Thuja (4spp., 61 taxa), Tilia (22 spp., 33 taxa), Tsuga (3 spp., 3 taxa), Rosa (58 taxa), Syringa (128 taxa), Asteridae (62 spp., 83 taxa), Caryophyllidae (14 spp., 14 taxa), Celastrales (18 spp., 22 taxa), Cornales (25 spp., 32 taxa), Hamamelidales ( 6 spp., 7 taxa), Magnoliidae (50 spp., 60 taxa), Rhamnales (25 spp., 27 taxa), Sapindales (11 spp., 11 taxa), ground cover plants, herbs, hedge plants, sand plants, flowering crab apples, lilacs, conifers, street trees. Collections of native plants from the following regions: plants of the Applachians, Great Lakes (northern), Illinois (northern), Ozarks, Pacific Northwest, Rockies, Southwest, Wetlands (eastern). Also plants from Asia, China, Europe and Balkans
No. of taxa: 4,800
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Threatened native plants of the Illinois region, held as part of the Center for Plant Conservation National Collection.
Location: ILLINOIS
Founded: 1974
Garden Name: Early American Museum and Gardens
Address: Lake of the Woods, 600N Lombard, MAHOMET, Illinois 61853, U.S.A.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Ethnobotanical collections
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Prairie species.
Location: ILLINOIS
Founded: 1929
Garden Name: The Oak Park Conservatory
Address: 621 Garfield Street, OAK PARK, Illinois 60304.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
Tropical, desert, ferns
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: ILLINOIS
Founded: 1915
Garden Name: Forest Preserve Dist.-Du Page
Address: P.O. Box 2339, GLEN ELLYN, Illinois 60138.
Status: State
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
No information available.
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Special Conservation Collections: manages approximately 1,500 acres of natural native prairie.
Location: ILLINOIS
Founded: 1972
Garden Name: Washington Park Botanic Garden
Address: 2500 South 11th, P.O.Box 5052, SPRINGFIELD, IL. 62703.
Status: State
Herbarium: No. Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
Roses, Iris, hardy cacti.
No. of taxa: Unknown.
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: ILLINOIS
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: University of Illinois Arboretum
Address: c/o Department of Horticulture, 1201 South Dorner Drive, URBANA, Illinois, 61801-4778, U.S.A
Status: University
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
No information available.
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: INDIANA
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: International Friendship Garden
Address: MICHIGAN CITY, Indiana.
Status: Private
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
Narcissus, Paeonia, Papaver, Rosa, Tulipa
No. of taxa: 1,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: INDIANA
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Christy Woods (Arboretum)
Address: Ball State University, MUNCIE, Indiana.
Status: University; - also attached to Wheeler Orchid Collection and Species Bank
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
Native spring wild flowers, peonies, iris, chrysanthemum, ash, oak, hickory, orchids
No. of taxa: 210
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Native species in local wetland marsh
Location: INDIANA
Founded: 1959
Garden Name: Hayes Regional Arboretum
Address: Stanley W Hayes Research Foundation, 801 Elks Road, RICHMOND, Indiana 47374.
Status:
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 500
Ex situ Collections:
Native ferns, 181 native woody plants.
No. of taxa: 500
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Ohio native plants (178 taxa)
Location: INDIANA
Founded: 1978
Garden Name: Eli Lilly Botanical Garden
Address: Indianapolis Museum of Art, 1200 West 38th Street, INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana 46208.
Status: State
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
Historic garden plantings - otherwise unknown
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: INDIANA
Founded: 1970
Garden Name: Wheeler Orchid Collection and Species Bank
Address: Dept of Biology, Ball State University, MUNCIE, Indiana 47306.
Status: University
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
Orchidaceae
No. of taxa: 1,870
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Orchids
Location: INDIANA
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Indiana UniversityArboretum Center
Address: Dept of Physical Facilities, 700 North Walnut Grove, BLOOMINGTON, Indiana 47401
Status: University
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Areraceae, Juglandaceae, Pinaceae, Rosaceae, Cornus (6 spp., 7 taxa), Ilex (3 spp., 12 taxa)
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: IOWA
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: University of Northern Iowa Gardens
Address: CEDAR FALLS, Iowa 52
Status: University
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 15,000
Ex situ Collections:
Native and cultivated trees, lowland forest, upland forest.
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Prairie wild flowers,
Location: IOWA
Founded: 1970
Garden Name: Bickelhaupt Arboretum
Address: 340 South 14th Street, CLINTON, IOWA 52732.
Status: Private
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Aceraceae, Caprifoliaceae, Curessaceae, Oleaceae, Pinaceae, Rosaceae, Aronia (3 ssp, 4 taxa), Carya (5 spp., 5, taxa), Cotoneaster (5 spp., 6 taxa), Hosta (6 spp., 9 taxa), Quercus (7 spp., 8 taxa), Viburnum (13 spp., 21 taxa), Acer (23 taxa), Euonymus (9 taxa), Juniperus (53 taxa), Malus (34 taxa), Syringa (48 taxa), Taxua (8 taxa), Thuja (15 taxa), conifers, deciduous and dwarf plants.
No. of taxa: 707
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Prairie species, and woody species native to eastern Iowa and western Illinois
Location: IOWA
Founded: 1979
Garden Name: Des Moines Botanical Center
Address: 909 East River Drive, DES MOINES, Iowa 50316.
Status: Municipal
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
Acanthaceae, Araceae, Bromeliaceae, Cactaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Gesneriaceae, Liguminosae, Liliaceae, Myrtaceae, Palmae, Acalypha, Acalypha, Anthurium, Begonia, Pseuderanthemum, bonsai, and orchids.
No. of taxa: 1,740
Rare & Endangered plants:Yes.
Special Conservation Collections: Acalyphya, Calathea, Peperomia
Location: IOWA
Founded: 1980
Garden Name: Dubuque Arboretum & Botanical Gardens at Marshall Park
Address: 3800 Arboretum Drive, Dubuque, IOWA 52001.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
Iris; Dahlia; true lilies; herbs, dwarf and unusual conifers
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Special Conservation Collections: Hostas(13,000 with 700 varieties).
Location: IOWA
Founded: 1969
Garden Name: Iowa Arboretum
Address: RR1, Box 44A, MADRID, IA 50156.
Status: Private
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Herbs, Hostas
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: KANSAS
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Kansas Landscape Arboretum
Address: Route 5, ABILENE, Kansas 67410.
Status: Unknown
Location: KANSAS
Founded: 1981
Garden Name: Dyck Arboretum of the Plains
Address: Hesston College, HESSTON, Kansas.
Status: Educational establishment
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Graminaceae, Pinaceae, Pinus (7 spp., 7 taxa), Syringa (4 spp., 10 taxa). Maintains a seed bank with long-term storage capacity, containing 150 accessions representing 123 species (1994 figures).
No. of taxa: 132
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Native Kansas wildflowers and grasses
Location: KENTUCKY
Founded: 1929
Garden Name: Bernheim Forest Arboretum
Address: The Isaac W. Hernheim Foundation, CLERMONT, Kentucky 40110.
Status: Private
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Acer (78 taxa), Cornus (42 taxa), Ilex (266 taxa), Magnolia (36 taxa), Malus (80 taxa), Rhododendron (136 taxa), Viburnum, dogwoods, maples, nut trees, dwarf conifers.
No. of taxa: 1,500
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: KENTUCKY
Founded: 1999
Garden Name: Boone County Arboretum
Address: Central Park, Burlington, Kentucky 40110.
Status: State
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
No information available
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: KENTUCKY
Founded: 1991
Garden Name: University of Kentucky-Lexington Arboretum
Address: Allumni Drive, 8 Gillis Building, Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0033
Status: University
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
No information available
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: LOUISIANA
Founded: 1961
Garden Name: Louisiana State Arboretum
Address: 4213 Chicot Park Road, VILLE PLATTE, Louisiana 70586.
Status: State
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
No information available
No. of taxa: 125
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: LOUISIANA
Founded: 1959
Garden Name: Hodges Garden
Address: Highway 171, PO Box 900, MANY, Louisiana 71449.
Status: Private
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
Aroids, Gesneriaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Rosaceae, Amaryllidaceae, Cactaceae, Marantaceae, Agavaceae, Moraceae, Filices, Begoniaceae, Bromeliaceae.
No. of taxa: 3,500
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: LOUISIANA
Founded: 1969
Garden Name: Longue Vue House & Gardens
Address: 7,Bamboo Road, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70124.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
Camellias, azaleas, native plants, roses, herbs, flowering tropical plants.
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: MAINE
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Pine Tree State Arboretum
Address: 153 Hospital Street, Augusta, MAINE 04330
Status: State
Herbarium: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
Hosta, azaleas and rhododendrons, lilacs, green ash, Antique Maine Apple Orchard, "Space Trees" (from seeds that travelled on the space shuttle).
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: MAINE
Founded: 1934
Garden Name: Fay Hyland Botanical Plantation
Address: Department of Botany & Plant Pathology, University of Maine, ORONO, Maine, 04469.
Status: University
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
Native plants.
No. of taxa: 200
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Location: MARYLAND
Founded: 1983
Garden Name: Adkins Arboretum
Address: Tuckahoe State Park, 12610 Eveland Road, PO Box 100, Ridgely, Maryland 21660.
Status: State
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Forest and meadow ecology, including native flora of the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain.
No. of taxa: 280
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: All of the arboretum is planted in native forest cover types.
Location: MARYLAND
Founded: 1988
Garden Name: Salisbury State University Arboretum
Address: 1101 Camden Avenue, Salisbury, Maryland, 21801.
Status: State
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
No information available.
No. of taxa: 750
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown:
Location: MARYLAND
Founded: 1969
Garden Name: Brookside Gardens
Address: 1500 Glenallan Avenue, WHEATON, Maryland 20902.
Status: State
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Hamamelis, Pieris, Rhododendron, Rosa, Viburnum, conservatory plants, rare plants from the Orient (especially from Japan and Korea – 1,000 taxa).
No. of taxa: 2,500
Rare & Endangered plants:Yes
Location: MASSACHUSETTS
Founded: 1872
Garden Name: The Arnold Arboretum
Address: Harvard University, The Arborway, JAMAICA PLAIN, Massachusetts 02130-3519.
Status: University
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 1,200,000
Ex situ Collections:
Abies , Acer, Aesculus, Amelanchier, Amorpha, Berberis, Betula, Bupleurum, Caragana, Carya, Catalpa, Celastrus, Celtis, Chamaecyparis, Clematis, Cornus, Corylus, Cotinus, Cotoneaster, Crataegus, Cytisus, Deutzia, Euonymus, Fagus, Forsythia, Fraxinus, Gleditsia, Hamamelis, Hedera, Hydrangea, Ilex, Juglans, Juniperus, Kamia, Ligustrum, Lonicera, Maackia, Magnolia, Mahonia, Malus, Morus, Paeonia, Philadelphus, Physocarpus, Picea, Pinus, Populus, Potentilla, Prunus, Pseudotsuga, Pterocarya, Pyrus, Quercus, Rhamnus, Rhododendron, Rhus, Ribes, Robinia, Rosa, Salix, Sambucus, Sorbaria, Sorbus, Spireae, Symphoricarpos, Syringa, Taxus, Thuja, Tilia, Tsuga, Ulmus, Vaccinium, Viburnum, Vitis, Weigela.
No. of taxa: 6,200
Satellite Gardens: Case Estates, WERTON, Ma.
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Threatened native plants of the Massachusetts region, held as part of the Center for Plant Conservation National Collection. Native trees and shrubs of China and Japan.
Location: MASSACHUSETTS
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Barnard's Inn Farm
Address: Route 1, Box 538, (State Road, North Tisbury), Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, 02568
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Aceraceae, Aquifoliaceae, Cornaceae, Cupressaceae, Ericaeae, Fagaceae, Pinaceae, Taxodiaceae, Theaceae, Camillia (3 spp., 22 taxa), Clematis (10 spp., 24 taxa), Ilex (23 spp., 121 taxa), Magnolia (36 taxa), Pinus (28 spp., 45 taxa), Rhododendron (74 spp).
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare and Endangered plants: Unknown
Special Conservation Collections: Unknown
Location: MASSACHUSETTS
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Mount Auburn Cemetery and Arboretum
Address: 580 Mt. Auburn Street, CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts 02138.
Status: Private
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
Betulaceae, Cupressaceae, Pinaceae, Abies (9spp., 10 taxa), Acer (21 spp., 56 taxa), Betula (11 spp., 17 taxa), Cornus (5 spp., 13 taxa), Crataegus (8 spp., 17 taxa), Fagus (2 spp., 17 taxa), Magnolia (8 spp., 18 taxa), Malus (14 spp., 68 taxa), Picea (10 spp., 18 taxa), Pinus (19 spp., 44 taxa), Prunus (15 spp., 27 taxa), Quercus (20 spp., 26 taxa), Tilia (7 spp., 14 taxa), Tsuga (3 spp., 11 taxa), Ulmus (6 spp., 14 taxa).
No. of taxa: 400
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: MASSACHUSETTS
Founded: 1931
Garden Name: New England Wild Flower Society Inc.
Address: Garden in the Woods, 180 Hemenway Road, FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts 01701.
Status: Trust administered
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Araceae, Compositae, Ericaceae, Liliaceae, Orchidaceae, Polypodiaceae, Sarranceniaceae, Amsonia (6 spp., 7 taxa), Asarum (8 spp., 8 taxa), Rhododendron, (28 spp., 63 taxa), Trillium (15 spp., 23 taxa), Astilbe (11 taxa), Hosta (20 taxa), Kalmia 16 taxa), Tsuga (6 taxa), and North American plants, ferns and their mutants, Asian plants having N. American counterparts. Maintains a seed bank with long-term storage capacity. Contains 200 accessions representing 120 species (1994 figures).
No. of taxa: 1,600
Rare & Endangered plants:Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Threatened native plants of the Massachusetts region, and the U.S. north-east, held as part of the Center for Plant Conservation National Collection.
Location: MASSACHUSETTS
Founded: 1895
Garden Name: The Botanic Garden of Smith College
Address: Lyman Conservatory, College Lane, NORTHAMPTON, Massachusetts 01063.
Status: Educational Establishment
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 60,000
Ex situ Collections:
Ericaceae, Ranunculaceae, Saxifragaceae, Calluna (1 spp., 49 taxa), Erica (17 spp., 44 taxa), Rhododendron (102 spp., 187 taxa), Magnolia (18 taxa), Malus (37 taxa), Prunus (31 taxa), alpines, ferns, herbs, succulents. Maintains a seed bank with medium-term storage capacity, containing 1,242 accessions, representing 1,220 species (1994 figures).
No. of taxa: 3,500
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Alpine collections
Location: MASSACHUSETTS
Founded: 1875
Garden Name: Wellesley College Botanic Garden and Arboretum
Address: 106 Central Street, WELLESLEY, Massachusetts 02181.
Status: Educational Establishment
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 14500
Ex situ Collections:
Lichens, Hawaiian ferns, Rhododrendron
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: MASSACHUSETTS
Founded: 1852
Garden Name: Walter Hunnewell Arboretum
Address: 845 Washington Street, WELLESLEY, Massachusetts 02181.
Status: Private
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
Cephalotaxaceae, Cupressaceae, Pinaceae, Taxaceae, Taxodiaceae, Abies (21 spp., 31 taxa), Picea (23 spp., 37 taxa), Pinus (28 spp., 48 taxa), conifers and rhododendrons.
No. of taxa: 300
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: MASSACHUSETTS
Founded: 1934
Garden Name: Berkshire Garden Center
Address: Rtes 102 and 183, P.O. Box 825, STOCKBRIDGE, Massachusetts 01262.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
No information available
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: MASSACHUSETTS
Founded: 1969
Garden Name: Heritage Plantation of Sandwich Inc.
Address: Box 566, Grove Street, SANDWICH, Massachusetts 02563.
Status: Private
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
Hemerocallis (cultivars 720 taxa), Hosta (cultivars 58 taxa), Rhododendron (cultivars 10,000 taxa), Syringa (cultivars 35 taxa), flowering evergreens, daylilies.
No. of taxa: 1,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Location: MASSACHUSETTS
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: The Polly Hill Arboretum
Address: 809 State Road, P.O. Box 561, West Tisbury, MA 02575.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
No information available
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: MICHIGAN
Founded: 1897
Garden Name: Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Address: 1800 Dixboro Road, ANN ARBOR, Michigan 48105.
Status: University
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 4,200
Ex situ Collections:
Native, tropical plants, succulents, orchids, bromeliads, ferns, medicinal plants, prairie plants, native woodland species
No. of taxa: 3,350
Rare & Endangered plants:Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Unknown
Location: MICHIGAN
Founded: 1907
Garden Name: Nichols Arboretum
Address: University of Michigan, ANN ARBOR 48109 - 1115, Michigan.
Status: University
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
Paeonia.
No. of taxa: 1750
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: MICHIGAN
Founded: 1873
Garden Name: W.J.Beal Botanical Garden
Address: 412 Olds Hall, Michigan State University, EAST LANSING, Michigan, 48824-1047.
Status: University
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 291,000
Ex situ Collections:
Systematic collection; economic plants collection (medicinal plants, poisonous and other injurious plants, flavoring plants, weeds, vegetables, honey plants, Indian food plants, fiber plants, perfume plants, dye plants, fixed oil plants, ecological collection, (forest communities) and landscape plants
No. of taxa: 5,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Michigan endangered and threatened plant species.
Location: MICHIGAN
Founded: 1922
Garden Name: Slayton Arboretum of Hillsdale College
Address: HILLSDALE, Michigan.
Status: Educational Establishment
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
No information available
No. of taxa: 1,450
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: MICHIGAN
Founded: 1964
Garden Name: Fernwood Botanic Gardens
Address: 13988 Range Line Road, NILES, Michigan 49120.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
Fagus, (8 taxa), Hosta (90 taxa)
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: A 5 acre tall grass prairie including wild flowers & ferns
Location: MICHIGAN
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Kalamazoo Nature Center
Address: N. Westnedge Avenue, KALAMAZOO, Michigan 49007.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
No information available
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: MICHIGAN
Founded: 1899
Garden Name: The Dow Gardens
Address: 1018 W. Main Street, MIDLAND, Michigan 48640.
Status: Private
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
No information available
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: MINNESOTA
Founded: 1907
Garden Name: Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden & Bird Sanctuary
Address: Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, 310 South 4th Avenue, MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota 55415.
Status: Municipal
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Asclepiadaceae, Betulaceae, Caprifoliaceae, Caryophyllaceae, Compositae, Crucifereae, Gramineae, Labiatae, Leguminosae, Liliaceae, Pinaceae, Polypodiaceae, Ranunculaceae, Rosaceae, Salicaceae, Saxifragaceae, Scrophulariaceae, Acer (7 spp., 7 taxa), Aster (11 spp., 11 taxa), Cornus (6 spp., 7 taxa), Solidago (7 spp., 7 taxa), Trillium (8 spp., 8 taxa), Viola (7 spp., 10 taxa).
No. of taxa: 1,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Microcosm of the natural vegetation of pre-settlement Minnesota.
Location: MINNESOTA
Founded: 1980
Garden Name: Greenhouse of the College of Pharmacy
Address: University of Minnesota, MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota 55455.
Status: University
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
Medicinal plants.
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: MINNESOTA
Founded: 1958
Garden Name: Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
Address: 3675 Arboretum Drive, Box 39, Chanhassen, Minnesota 55317.
Status: State
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 2,000
Ex situ Collections:
Acer (11 spp., 30 taxa), Betula (16 spp., 20 taxa), Fraxinus (10 spp., 30 taxa), Quercus (10 spp., 20 taxa), Tilia (6 spp., 20 taxa), Hosta (200 taxa), Lilium (100 taxa), Malus (225 taxa), Pinus (100 taxa), Rosa (shrub and old fashioned - 100 taxa), Syringa (100 taxa) and woody landscape plants
No. of taxa: 4,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Unknown
Location: MISSISSIPPI
Founded: 1979
Garden Name: The Crosby Arboretum
Address: 1801 Goodyear Boulevard, PICAYUNE, Mississippi 39466.
Status: Private
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 3,000
Ex situ Collections:
Native plants and in situ collections.
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: MISSOURI
Founded: 1859
Garden Name: Missouri Botanical Garden
Address: P.O. Box 299 (4344 Shaw Boulevard), ST LOUIS, Missouri 63166-0299.
Status: State
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 3,500,000
Ex situ Collections:
Arizoaceae, Araceae, Asclepiadaceae, Cactaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Nymphaeceae, Orchidaceae, Camellia (11 spp., 86 taxa), Haworthia (44 spp), Ilex (16 spp), Iris (144 taxa), Quercus (21 spp., 21 taxa), Rhododendron (60 spp., 98 taxa), Rosa Mediterranean plants. Hemerocallis, Hosta, Heliconia, Passiflora, bromeliads, economic plants, carnivorous plants, boxwood
No. of taxa: 30,000
Satellite Gardens: Shaw Arboretum of the Missouri Botanical Garden, GRAY SUMMIT
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Threatened native plants of the Missouri region, held as part of the Center for Plant Conservation National Collection.
Location: MISSOURI
Founded: 1925
Garden Name: Shaw Arboretum of the Missouri Botanical Garden
Address: P.O. Box 38, GRAY SUMMIT, Missouri 63039.
Status: State
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 1,425
Ex situ Collections:
Pinetum and native flora, Prairie establishment,
No. of taxa: 300
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Tall grass praire (188 taxa), native flora (504 taxa excluding trees).
Location: NEBRASKA
Founded: 1903
Garden Name: Arbor Lodge State Historical Park Arboretum
Address: NEBRASKA CITY, Nebraska 68410.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Castanea dentata, rare group of mature American chestnuts, Liriodendron tulipifera, Ginkgo biloba, Abies numidica.
No. of taxa: 160
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: NEBRASKA
Founded: 1969
Garden Name: Nebraska Statewide Arboretum
Address: Garden Level CYT Library, East Campus, University of Nebraska, LINCOLN, NE 68583-0715.
Status: University
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 280,000
Ex situ Collections:
No information available
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Threatened native plants of the Great Plains region and Nebraska, held as part of the Center for Plant Conservation National Collection.
Location: NEVADA
Founded: 1990
Garden Name: Desert Demonstration Gardens, Las Vegas Springs Preserve
Address: Las Vegas Valley Water District, 1001 South Valley View Blvd, Las Vegas, NEVADA NV 89107.
Situated: 3701 West Alta Drive, LAS VEGAS, Nevada 89153
Status: Private
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Local native plants, cacti and succulents - emphasis on water conservation landscaping and xerophytic plant gardens
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: NEVADA
Founded: 1985
Garden Name: University of Navada Las Vegas Arboretum
Address: 4505 Maryland Parkway, Box 451013, LAS VEGAS Nevada 89154-1013.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Mature plants suited for high desert conditions - 2 acre Xeric Garden
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: NEVADA
Founded: 1985
Garden Name: Wilbur D. May Arboretum
Address: 1502 Washington Street, RENO, NV 89503
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
Desert plants, and mountain brush
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: NEVADA
Founded: 1985
Garden Name: University of Nevada Arboretum
Address: Reno Campus, Mailstop 186, RENO, Nevado 89557
Status: University
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
No information available
No. of taxa: 200
Rare & Endangered plants: Some native species
Location: NEW HAMPSHIRE
Founded: 1958
Garden Name: Fuller Gardens
Address: 10 Willow Avenue, NORTH HAMPTON, New Hampshire 03862.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Hostas, Rosa, Chrysanthemum, Rhododendron, tropical and desert plants
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: NEW JERSEY
Founded: 1934
Garden Name: Rutgers Display Gardens
Address: Dept. of Horticulture and Forestry, College of Agriculture and, Environmental Science, Rutgers University, NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey 08903.
Status: University
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Rhododendron, Azalea, Ilex crenata, flowering dogwoods, bamboos.
No. of taxa: 6,500
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: NEW JERSEY
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Holmdel Arboretum Monmouth Co.
Address: P.O. Box 1255, FREEHOLD, New Jersey 07728-1255.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Dwalf evergreens, Malus
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: NEW JERSEY
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Willowwood Arboretum
Address: 300 Longview Road, Chester Township, MORRIS COUNTY, NJ 07930
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Acer, Alliaria, Allium, Antennaria, Berberis, Betula, Carya, Cornus, Forsythia, Geum, Hamamelis, Ilex, Juniperus, Lindera, Liquidambar, Lonicera, Magnolia, Mertensia, Metasequoia, Narcissus, Pachysandra, Picea, Pinus, Polystichum, Prunus, Pseudocydonia, Pycnanthemum, Pyrus, Rhododendron, Salix, Taraxacum, Taxodium, Tsuga, Vinca,Viola
No. of taxa: 3,500
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: NEW JERSEY
Founded: 1964
Garden Name: Duke Gardens
Address: Box 2030, Highway 206 South, SOMERVILLE, New Jersey 08876.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Camellias, Azaleas, Magnolia, Myrtle, orchids
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: No
Location: NEW JERSEY
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Colonial Park and Randolf W. van der Goot Rose Garden
Address: RD1, Metrer's Road, SOMERSET, New Jersey 08876
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Caprifoliaceae, Oleaceae, Pinaceae, Rosaceae, Pinus (25 taxa), Rosa (308 taxa), Syringa (91 taxa), Viburnum (30 taxa)
No. of taxa: 400
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: NEW JERSEY
Founded: 1974
Garden Name: Reeves Reed Arboretum
Address: 165 Hobart Avenue, SUMMIT, N.J. 07901.
Status: Municipal
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Some native flora, herbs, roses
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: NEW MEXICO
Founded: 1971
Garden Name: Living Desert State Park
Address: P.O. Box 100, CARLSBAD, New Mexico 88220.
Status: State
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Boraginaceae, Cactaceae, Compositae, Euphorbiaceae, Gramineae, Leguminosae, Liliaceae.
No. of taxa: 439
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Chihuahuan Desert native species
Location: NEW MEXICO
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: The Chile Pepper Institutes Demonstration Garden
Address: West end of Campus, Box 300003, Dept 3Q, NMSU, LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, 88003.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Chile Peppers
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: NEW YORK
Founded: 1891
Garden Name: The New York Botanical Garden
Address: Bronx, NEW YORK 10458.
Status: Trust administered.
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 5,600,000
Ex situ Collections:
Arizoaceae, Arecaceae, Bromeliaceae, Cactaceae, Crassulaceae, Cupressaceae, Cycadaceae, Hamamelidaceae, Orchidaceae, Pinaceae, Taxodiaceae, Acer (32 spp., 70 taxa), Aloe (45 spp., 45 taxa), Clematis (5spp., 67 taxa), Conophytum (36 spp., 36 taxa), Euphorbia (55 spp., 55 taxa), Fraxinus (24 spp., 39 taxa), Hererocallis (16 spp., 530 taxa), Lithops (25 spp., 125 taxa), Magnolia (14 spp., 23 taxa), Malus (24 spp., 67 taxa), Prunus (29 spp., 88 taxa), Rhipsalis (52 spp., 54 taxa), Rhododendron (28 spp., 115 taxa), Rosa (65 spp., 126 taxa), Syringa (12 spp., 112 taxa), Tilia (9 spp., 10 taxa), Begonia (1080 taxa), Narcissus (80 taxa), Tulipa (60 taxa), South African bulbs, carnivorous plants, desert plants, hardy ferns (F. Gordon Foster collection), tropical ferns, native plants, perennials, shrubs, trees (angiosperms and gymnosperms).
No. of taxa: 15,000
Satellite Gardens:
Mary Flagler Cary Arboretum, MILLBROOK
Rare & Endangered plants:Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Threatened native plants of the New York region, held as part of the Center for Plant Conservation National Collection.
Location: NEW YORK
Founded: 1910
Garden Name: Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Address: 1000 Washington Avenue, BROOKLYN, New York 11225.
Status: State
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 250,000
Ex situ Collections:
Anacardiaceae, Araliaceae, Berberidaceae, Bignoniaceae, Bromeliaceae, Caprifoliaceae, Celastraceae, Cornaceae, Cupressaceae, Ericaceae, Fagaceae, Hamamelidaceae, Juglandaceae, Lauraceae, Leguminosae, Moraceae, Oleaceae, Orchidaceae, Pinaceae, Rhamnaceae, Rosaceae, Rutaceae, Saxifragaceae, Styracaceae, Taxaceae, Taxodiaceae, Theaceae, Tiliaceae, Ulmaceae, Verbenaceae, Acer, actinidia, Aesculus, Aloe, Begonia, Berberis, Cornus, Euphorbia, Fraxinus, Haworthia, Ilex, Ligustrum, Lonicera, Magnolia, Picea, Pinus, Prunus, Quercus, Rhododendron, Salix, Spirea, Viburnum, Buddleia, Calluna, Chaenomeles, Chamaecyparis, Clematis, Cotoneaster, Forsythia, Hibiscus, Hosta, Juniperus, Kalmia, Lagerstroemia, Malus, Narcissus, Nymphaea, Paeonia, Pieris, Rosa, Syringa, Taxus, Wisteria
Systematic collection (2,515 taxa), water-lillies, annual and perennial borders, monocots, oriental flowering cherry trees, magnolias, lilacs, conifers - both full sized and dwarf plants.
No. of taxa: 14,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Native local flora section (over 700 taxa).
Location: NEW YORK
Founded: 1951
Garden Name: George Landis Arboretum
Address: ESPERANCE, New York 12066.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Spring bulbs, rhododendrons, oriental and US conifers, Malus, Viburnum, cotoneasters, native plants, alpines, bonsai.
No. of taxa: 2,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: NEW YORK
Founded: 1939
Garden Name: Queens Botanical Garden
Address: 43-50 Main Street, FLUSHING, New York 11355.
Status: State
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Rosa, dogwood, Magnolia, local trees and shrubs, Ericaceae.
No. of taxa: 1,375
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: NEW YORK
Founded: 1935
Garden Name: Cornell Plantations
Address: Cornell University, One Plantations Rd., ITHACA, New York 14850-2799.
Status: University
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
Acer, Cornus, Malus, Paeonia, Quercus, Rhododendron, Syringa, Viburnum, wild flowers (Finger Lake, York State), herbs, heritage crops, groundcover plants, flowering shrubs, herbaceous perennials, ornamental grasses, conifers.
No. of taxa: 3,950
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Native (New York State) woody plants.
Location: NEW YORK
Founded: 1900
Garden Name: Bayard Cutting Arboretum
Address: P.O.Box 466, OAKDALE, Long Island, New York 11769.
Status: State
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Aquifoliaceae, Cupressaceae, Ericaceae, Fagaceae, Pinaceae, Taxaceae, Taxodiaceae, conifers and Rhododendron hybrids planted in 1887.
No. of taxa: 400
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Native: wildflowers, e.g. Cyprepedium, rare Asiatic conifers
Location: NEW YORK
Founded: 1958
Garden Name: Old Westbury Gardens Inc.
Address: PO Box 430, OLD WESTBURY, New York 11568.
Status: Private
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Rhododendron, herbaceous perennials, annuals, Hemerocallis.
No. of taxa: 300
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: NEW YORK
Founded: 1955
Garden Name: Planting Fields Arboretum
Address: Planting Fields Road, P.O. Box 58, OYSTER BAY, Long Island, New York 11771.
Status: State
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 11,000
Ex situ Collections:
Orchidaceae, Abies (17 spp., 32 taxa), Acer (25 spp., 79 taxa), Cotoneaster (25 spp., 36 taxa), Ilex (19 spp., 175 taxa), Magnolia (28 spp., 75 taxa), Pinus (25 spp., 35 taxa), Viburnum (27 spp., 38 taxa), Camillia (110 taxa), Rhododendron and Azalea (900 taxa).
No. of taxa: 8500
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: native plants for the Long Island region.
Location: NEW YORK
Founded: 1830
Garden Name: Jackson's Garden
Address: Union College Campus, SCHENECTADY, New York 12308.
Status: Educational Establishment
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Tree peonies, Ginkgo, Metasequoia, perennials, annual and formal garden
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: NEW YORK
Founded: 1963
Garden Name: Teatown Reservation
Address: Spring Valley Road, OSSINING, New York 10562.
Status: Private
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Wetlands plants, hardwood swamps, meadows, hemlock and laurel groves.
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: NEW YORK
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Clark Garden
Address: 193 I.U. Willets Road, Albertson, LONG ISLAND, New York 11507.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Rosa, Rhododendron, herbs, wildflowers, ferns, marsh plants and day lilies
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: NEW YORK
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Biblical Garden
Address: Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Avenue, NEW YORK, New York 10025.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
No information available
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: NEW YORK
Founded: 1975
Garden Name: Staten Island Botanical Garden
Address: 1000 Richmond Terrace, STATEN ISLAND, New York 10301.
Status: Muncipal
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
No information available
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: NEW YORK
Founded: 1972
Garden Name: Sonnenberg Gardens
Address: P.O. Box 496, CANANDAIGUA, New York 14424.
Status: Private
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Orchids
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: NEW YORK
Founded: 1939
Garden Name: Hofstra University Arboretum
Address: HEMPSTEAD, New York 11550.
Status: University
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Pinetum
No. of taxa: 200
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: NEW YORK
Founded: 1971
Garden Name: Mary Flagler Cary Arboretum
Address: Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Box AB, MILLBROOK, NY 12545.
Status: Unknown.
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 1200
Ex situ Collections:
Wild collected woody plants of temperate areas, especially the former Soviet Union and eastern Asia. Emphasis on Betulaceae, Pinaceae, Acer, Salix, Fraxinus, temperate ferns and allies.
No. of taxa: 4,314
Rare & Endangered plants:Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Unknown
Location: NEW YORK
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Highland Botanical Park
Address: 180 Reservoir Avenue, ROCHESTER, New York 14620
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
Actinidiaceae, Lardizabalaceae, Lauraceae, Magnoliaceae, Pinaceae, Abies (17 spp., 30 taxa), Acer (43 spp., 77 taxa), Rhododendron (44 taxa), Syringa (447 taxa).
No. of taxa: 2000
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Special Conservation Collections: Lilacs
Location: NORTH CAROLINA
Founded: 1961
Garden Name: North Carolina Botanical Garden
Address: CB Box 3375, Totten Center, University of North Carolina, CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina 27599-3375.
Status: University
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
Carnivourous plants including Sarracenia (75 taxa), Hemerocallis (161 taxa), Narcissus (200 taxa), herbs (330 taxa), native ferns and plants of southeastern USA including sandhills collection, coastal plain savannah and mountain collections.
No. of taxa: 1,200
Satellite Gardens: Coker Arboretum, CHAPEL HILL
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Threatened native plants of the south-eastern U.S.A. region, held as part of the Center for Plant Conservation National Collection.
Location: NORTH CAROLINA
Founded: 1910
Garden Name: Coker Arboretum
Address: Department of Botany, University of North Carolina, CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina 27514.
Status: University - satellite garden of North Carolina Botanical Garden
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Woody plants of south eastern USA.
No. of taxa: 300
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: North Carolina native species
Location: NORTH CAROLINA
Founded: 1934
Garden Name: Sara P Duke Gardens
Address: Duke University West Campus, P.O. Box 90341, DURHAM, North Carolina, 27708-0341
Status: University
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 550,000
Ex situ Collections:
Chrysanthemums, Iris, Malus, Prunus, Hugo L Blomquist collection of ferns and native plants
No. of taxa: 1,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: South Eastern US native species; Eastern Asiatic Arboretum
Location: NORTH CAROLINA
Founded: 1960
Garden Name: Botanical Gardens at Asheville
Address: 151 Weaver Boulevard, ASHEVILLE, North Carolina 28801-4297.
Status: University
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 300
Ex situ Collections:
Sensory
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: native plants of Western North Carolina
Location: NORTH CAROLINA
Founded: 1983
Garden Name: The North Carolina Arboretum
Address: 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, ASHEVILLE, North Carolina 28806-9315.
Status: Municipal
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 300
Ex situ Collections:
National Native Azalea Repository, Southeastern US Native woody plants, Southern Appalachian Woody Plants. Maintains a seed bank with medium-term storage capacity, containing 2,400 accessions, representing 1,000 species (1994 figures).
No. of taxa: 2,349
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Threatened native plants of the Appalachian Mountains and North Carolina region, held as part of the Center for Plant Conservation National Collection.
Location: NORTH CAROLINA
Founded: 1977
Garden Name: J.C. Raulston Arboretum
Address: North Carolina State University, RALEIGH, North Carolina 27695-7609.
Status: University
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Agave (30 taxa), Cercis (11 spp., 11 taxa), Hamamelis (20 taxa), Juniperus horizontalis (55 taxa), Lagerstroemia (40 taxa), Liriope (25 taxa), Magnolia (120 taxa), Nandina (25 taxa), Narcissus (400 taxa), woody plants (4,500 taxa).
No. of taxa: 5,500
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Unknown
Location: NORTH CAROLINA
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: WRAL Azalea Gardens
Address: 2619 Western Boulevard, RALEIGH, North Carolina 27605.
Status: Private
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Azalias
No. of taxa: 100
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: NORTH CAROLINA
Founded: 1980
Garden Name: Western North Carolina Nature Centre
Address: 75 Gashes Creek Road, Asheville, NC 28895-5600
Status: Private
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Campanula, trees and shrubs.
No. of taxa: 2,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: NORTH CAROLINA
Founded: 1966
Garden Name: University of North Carolina Botanical Gardens
Address: Biology Department, UNC Charlotte, N.C. 28223.
Status: University
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 20,000
Ex situ Collections:
Sarraceniaceae (100 taxa), native Magnolia, native Ilex, Rhododendron (300 taxa).
No. of taxa: 1,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Native endangered, threatened & rare plants of North Carolina.
Location: NORTH CAROLINA
Founded: 1977
Garden Name: Campus Arboretum of Haywood Community College
Address: Freedlander Drive, CLYDE, North Carolina 28721.
Status: Educational Establishment
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 1,050
Ex situ Collections:
Fagaceae, Saliacaceae, Magnolia (8 taxa), Pinus (18 taxa), Populus (8 taxa), Quercus (19 taxa), Rhododendron (112 taxa), Rosa (15 taxa), Tulipa (20 taxa), dwarf conifers (40 taxa), conservatory (50 taxa), Dahlia (150 taxa), fruit trees (10 taxa).
No. of taxa: 700
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: native plants of North Carolina
Location: NORTH DAKOTA
Founded: 1932
Garden Name: International Peace Garden
Address: RR 1 Box 116, DUNSEITH, North Dakota 58329-9761
Status: Private
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
No information available.
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Conservation of hardy species.
Location: OHIO
Founded: 1933
Garden Name: Irwin M Krohn Conservatory
Address: Cincinnati Park Board, 950 Eden Park Drive, CINCINNATI, Ohio 45202.
Status: State
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Greenhouse display, including seasonal annuals and perennials, tropical trees and shrubs,palms, ferns, aroids, cacti and succulents, orchids.
No. of taxa: 700
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Brunfelsia americana, Encephalartos horridus
Location: OHIO
Founded: 1911
Garden Name: Mt. Airy Forest and Arboretum
Address: Cincinnati Park Board, 950 Eden Park Drive, CINCINNATI 45202, Ohio.
Status: State
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Ground cover plants, perennials, dwarf and rare conifers, azaleas and rhododendrons, wildflowers, lilacs.
No. of taxa: 1,700
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Conifers and open meadow flora.
Location: OHIO
Founded: 1926
Garden Name: The Stanley M Rowe Arboretum
Address: 4500 Muchmore Road, Indian Hill, Cincinnati, Ohio 45243.
Status: Municipal
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Juniperus (60 taxa), Malus (100 taxa), Picea (32 taxa), Pinus (28 taxa), Syringa (100 taxa), lilacs, dwarf conifers.
No. of taxa: 2,600
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: OHIO
Founded: 1978
Garden Name: University Botanical Gardens
Address: Department of Biological Sciences, Kent State University, KENT, Ohio 44242.
Status: University
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 60,000
Ex situ Collections:
No information available.
No. of taxa: 200
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: OHIO
Founded: 1953
Garden Name: Kingwood Center
Address: 900 Park Avenue West, MANSFIELD, Ohio 44906.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Daffodils, tulips, iris, peonies, lilies, summer annuals, Hemerocallis, Gladiolus, dahlias, chrysanthemums, native plants, roses, perennials.
No. of taxa: 6,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Native plants
Location: OHIO
Founded: 1931
Garden Name: The Holden Arboretum
Address: 9500 Sperry Road, KIRTLAND, Ohio 44094-5172.
Status: Trust administered
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 240
Ex situ Collections:
Ericaceae, Pinaceae, Acer (38 spp., 139 taxa), Viburnum (32 spp., 107 taxa), Malus (203 taxa), Syringa (289 taxa), Rhododendron, Magnolia, Betula, Ohio native plants (475 taxa), nut-bearing trees (167 taxa), hedge (27 taxa).
No. of taxa: 5,400
Rare & Endangered plants:Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Threatened native plants of the Ohio region, held as part of the Center for Plant Conservation National Collection.
Location: OHIO
Founded: 1929
Garden Name: The Dawes Arboretum
Address: 7770 Jacksontown Rd., S.E. NEWARK, Ohio 43056.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Betulaceae, Cupressaceae, Ericaceae, Fagaceae, Hamamelidaceae, Juglandaceae, Leguminosae, Pinaceae, Acer (66 taxa), Aesculus (11 taxa), Betula (38 taxa), Cornus (40 taxa), Ilex (108 taxa), Magnolia (21 taxa), Quercus (41 taxa), Rhododendron (106 taxa), Viburnum (41 taxa), Malus (125 taxa), Cornus (158 taxa).
No. of taxa: 2,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Ferns (North American; hardy to Ohio), Ohio prairie natives, woody plants hardy in Ohio.
Location: OHIO
Founded: 1908
Garden Name: Secrest Arboretum
Address: Ohio State University, WOOSTER, Ohio 44691.
Status: University
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Arborvitae, flowering crab-apples, firs, hollies, junipers, pines, Rhododendrons, shade trees, spruces, Taxus, deciduous shrubs.
No. of taxa: 2,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: OHIO
Founded: 1964
Garden Name: Geo. P. Crosby Garden - Toledo Botanical Garden
Address: P.O. Box 7430, (5403 Elmer Drive) TOLEDO, Ohio 43615.
Status: Municipal
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Aceraceae, Amarllidaceae, Compositae, Cornaceae, Ericaceae, Liliaceae, Pinaceae, Rosaceae, Hemerocallis (114 taxa), Hosta (18 taxa), Rhododendron (Azalea) (158 taxa).
No. of taxa: 1,200
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Ohio native plants
Location: OHIO
Founded: 1963
Garden Name: Fellow Riverside Gardens
Address: 816 Glenwood Avenue, Youngstown, CANFIELD, Ohio 44406-0596
Status: Municipal
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Fagus, Ilex, Rhododendron, Rosa, Malus.
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: OHIO
Founded: 1962
Garden Name: Cox Arboretum
Address: 6733 Springboro Pike, DAYTON, Ohio 45449.
Status: Municipal
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
Malus, Clematis, Viburnum, cacti, ornamental grasses, synoptic garden.
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: OHIO
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Inniswood Botanical Garden
Address: 940 Hempstead Road, WESTERVILLE, Ohio 43081.
Status: Municipal
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Paeonia, Iris, Rosa, day-lily, herbs
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: OHIO
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Cleveland Botanical Garden
Address: 11030 East Blvd, Cleveland, OHIO, OH 44106.
Status: Unknown.
Herbarium: Unknown.OWN
Ex situ Collections:
Trees, shrubs, herbaceous perennials, bulbs.
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: OHIO
Founded: 1873
Garden Name: Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens
Address: 3400 Vine Street, CINCINNATI, OH 45220.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Bamboo, grasses, succulents from Madagascar, spring bulbs.
No. of taxa: 1,400
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Trillium and other endangered plants species
Location: OKLAHOMA
Founded: 1976
Garden Name: Cedarvale Botanic Garden
Address: DAVIS, Oklahoma 73030.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
No information available.
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: OKLAHOMA
Founded: 1976
Garden Name: Oklahoma Botanical Garden and Arboretum
Address: W.of OSU, Oklahoma State University, 360, STILLWATER, Oklahoma
Status: University
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Herbaceous and woody plants, aquatics.
No. of taxa: 1,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: OREGON
Founded: 1978
Garden Name: The Berry Botanic Garden
Address: 11505 S.W. Summerville Avenue, PORTLAND, Oregon 97219.
Status: Private
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 1,000
Ex situ Collections:
Alpines, Lilium species, Primula species, Pacific Northwest native taxa, Rhododendron species. Maintains a seed bank with long-term storage capacity, containing 2,000 accessions representing 250 species (1994 figures).
No. of taxa: 3,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Threatened native plants of the Pacific northwest, held as part of the Center for Plant Conservation National Collection.
Location: OREGON
Founded: 1981
Garden Name: Leach Botanical Garden
Address: 6704 SE 122nd Avenue, PORTLAND, Oregon 97236.
Status: Municipal
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Pacific northwest natives, SE USA Azaleas, native woodlands - dry and wetlands, ferns & groundcover
No. of taxa: 1,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Wetlands and bog plants; native species
Location: OREGON
Founded: 1928
Garden Name: Hoyt Arboretum
Address: 400 S.W. Fairview Boulevard, PORTLAND, Oregon 97221.
Status: State
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Aceraceae, Fagaceae, Pinaceae, Rosaceae, Taxodiaceae, Acer (33 spp., 43 taxa), Picea (15 spp., 20 taxa), Pinus (45 spp., 58 taxa), Quercus (28 spp., 31 taxa). One of the largest collections of species of gymnosperms in the United States. Maintains a seed bank with medium-term storage capacity, containing 83 accessions, representing 80 species (1994 figures).
No. of taxa: 800
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Rare and endangered plants of Oregon.
Location: OREGON
Founded: 1926
Garden Name: Peavy Arboretum
Address: College of Forestry, Oregon State University, CORVALLIS, Oregon 97331.
Status: University
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Plants of Asia, Europe and N. America.
No. of taxa: 120
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: OREGON
Founded: 1973
Garden Name: Mount Pisgah Arboretum
Address: P.O. Box 5621, EUGENE, Oregon 97405.
Status: Private
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Native plant species
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: The Arboretum is mainly native flora.
Location: OREGON
Founded: 1981
Garden Name: National Clonal Germplasm Repository USDA/ARS
Address: 33447 Peoria Road, CORVALLIS, Oregon 97333.
Status: State
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 5,000
Ex situ Collections:
No information available.
No. of taxa: 1,500
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: 1,500 (seed, in vitro, cryo, screenhouse, field).
• Oregon Garden, P.O. Box 155, Silverton, OREGON 97381.
Location: PENNSYLVANIA
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Temple University, Dept of Horticulture and Landscape Design
Address: 580 Meeting House Road, AMBLER, Pennsylvania 19002
Status: University
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Acer (10 spp., 10 taxa), Chamaecyparis (7 spp., 7 taxa), Cornus (8 spp., 8 taxa), Cononeaster (9 spp., 9 taxa), Ilex (19 spp., 19 taxa), Juniperus (11 taxa), Lonicera (4 spp., 5 taxa), Malus (7 taxa), Picea (6 spp., 7 taxa), Pinus (13 spp., 15 taxa), Prunus (6 spp., 15 taxa), Quercus (10 spp., 10 taxa), Rhododendron (20 taxa), Tuxus (4 spp., 7 taxa), Viburnum (13 spp., 13 taxa).
No. of taxa: 300
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: PENNSYLVANIA
Founded: 1976
Garden Name: Jenkins Arboretum
Address: 631 Berwyn Baptist Road, DEVON, Pennsylvania 19333
Status: Trust adminstered
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Hemerocallis (250 taxa), Rhododendron (100 taxa), Azalea (440 taxa)
No. of taxa: 900
Rare & Endangered plants: Remnant mixed hardwood forest ecosystem
Location: PENNSYLVANIA
Founded: 1948
Garden Name: Henry Foundation for Botanical Research
Address: Box 7, 801 Stoney Lane GLADWYNE, Pennsylvania 19035-007
Status: Trust adminstered
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Chionanthus, Halesia, Ilex, Lilium, Magnolia, Rhododendron, Styrax, Vaccinium
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Native American flora from New Brunswick, British Columbia, Canada to Texas and Florida
Location: PENNSYLVANIA
Founded: 1937
Garden Name: Pennsylvania State University Horticulture Trial Garden
Address: Park Avenue and Bigler Road, UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania 16802.
Status: University
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
All American Selection trial garden and a Fleuroselect display garden
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: No
Location: PENNSYLVANIA
Founded: 1893
Garden Name: Phipps Conservatory, Inc.
Address: One Schenley Park, PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania 15213-3830.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Orchids, cacti, tropical and subtropical plants, Chrysanthemum, medicinal plants, ferns, herbs and aquatic plants
No. of taxa: 1,100
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: PENNSYLVANIA
Founded: 1910
Garden Name: Masonic Homes Arboretum
Address: 1 Masonic Drive, ELIZABETHTOWN, Pennsylvania 17022-2199.
Status: Private
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Formal garden, evergreens, woody trees and shrubs.
No. of taxa: 1,770
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: PENNSYLVANIA
Founded: 1974
Garden Name: Haverford College Arboretum
Address: 370 Lancaster Avenue, HAVERFORD, Pennsylvania 19041-1392.
Status: Educational Establishment
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Pinetum, specimen trees, azaleas, cherry trees,
No. of taxa: 400
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: PENNSYLVANIA
Founded: 1946
Garden Name: Longwood Gardens
Address: P.O. Box 501, KENNETT SQUARE, Pennsylvania 19348-0501.
Status: Private
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 7,500
Ex situ Collections:
Abies (30 taxa), Acacia (25 taxa), Acer (74 taxa), Anthurium (35 taxa), Bromeliaceae (219 taxa), Buxus (46 taxa), Cactaceae (282 taxa), Camellia cvs (134 taxa), Chamaecyparis (60 taxa), Crassulaceae (141 taxa), Cycadaceae (23 taxa), Euphorbia (49 taxa), Gesneriaceae (319 taxa), Gramineae, ornamental grasses and bamboos (63 taxa), Hamamellis (20 taxa), Hedera helix (134 taxa), Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (62 taxa), Ilex (124 taxa), Juniperus (75 taxa), Lithops (48 taxa), Magnolia (38 taxa), Musa (25 taxa), Nepenthes (65 taxa), Nymphaeaceae (102 taxa), Orchidaceae (1703 taxa), Palmae (71 taxa), Picea (88 taxa), Pinus (78 taxa), Polypodiaceae (302 taxa), Prunus (8 taxa), Prunus (35 taxa), Quercus (42 taxa), Rhododendron and azaleas (675 taxa), Rosa (359 taxa) Selaginella (23 taxa), Taxodiaceae (26 taxa), Taxus (37 taxa), Tsuga (24 taxa). Subtropical and tropical ornamentals, economic plants, topiary.
No. of taxa: 12,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: NJ Pine Barrens native flora
Location: PENNSYLVANIA
Founded: 1946
Garden Name: The John J Tyler Arboretum
Address: P.O. Box 216, (515 Painter Road), MEDIA Pennsylvania 19063-4424.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
Pinaceae, Cornus (9spp., 39 taxa), Quercus (10 spp., 11 taxa), Ilex (79 taxa), Magnolia (41 taxa), Malus (34 taxa), Prunus (21 taxa), Rhododendron (819 taxa), Syringa (70 taxa).
No. of taxa: 1,800
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: PENNSYLVANIA
Founded: 1922
Garden Name: Arboretum of the Barnes Foundation
Address: 300 N. Latch's Lane, P.O.Box 128, MERION STATION, Pennsylvania 19066.
Status: Trust administered
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Magnolia, Syringa, Stewartia, Ilex, conifers, Rosaceae.
No. of taxa: 2,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: PENNSYLVANIA
Founded: 1929
Garden Name: Mont Alto Arboretum
Address: Pennsylvania State University, Mont Alto Branch, Campus Drive, MONT ALTO, Pennsylvania 17237.
Status: University
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
No information available
No. of taxa: 500
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: PENNSYLVANIA
Founded: 1932
Garden Name: Morris Arboretum
Address: 9414 Meadowbrook Avenue, PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania 19118.
Status: University
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 30,000
Ex situ Collections:
Hamamelidaceae, Acer (27 spp., 67 taxa), Ilex (17 spp., 111 taxa), Magnolia (13 spp., 51 taxa), Rhododendron and native deciduous azalea (14 spp., 10 taxa), Rosa (58 taxa). Extensive Asian collections collected in late 1800's by John Morris and Ernest Wilson (circa 1904).
No. of taxa: 3500
Satellite Gardens: International Garden of Franklintown
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Woody plants, endangered plants of Philadelphia.
Location: PENNSYLVANIA
Founded: 1926
Garden Name: The Reading Public Museum and Arboretum
Address: 500 Musuem Road, READING, Pennsylvania 19611.
Status: Municipal
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Indigenous and exotic varieties and cultivars of trees and shrubs.
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: PENNSYLVANIA
Founded: 1929
Garden Name: The Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College
Address: SWARTHMORE, Pennsylvania 19081.
Status: Educational Establishment
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Betulaceae, Caprifoliaceae, Ericaceae, Fragaceae, Hamamelidaceae, Leguminosae, Oleaceae, Pinaceae, Rosaceae, Cedrus (3 spp., 4 taxa), Ilex (24 spp., 234 taxa), Magnolia (20 spp., 44 taxa), Malus (19 spp., 71 taxa), Paeonia (13 spp., 125 taxa), Pinus (22 spp., 56 taxa), Rhododendron (51 spp., 1265 taxa), Rosa (13 spp., 165 taxa), Syringa (22 spp., 165 taxa), Viburnum (27 spp., 49 taxa), Wisteria (6spp., 24 taxa), Abies (5 taxa), Acer (42 taxa), Callicarpa (6 taxa), Chamaecyparis (45 taxa), Cornus (36 taxa), Corylopsis (10 taxa), Hamamelis (19 taxa), Hydrangea (20 taxa), Juniperus (39 taxa), Juniperus (39 taxa), Picea (27 taxa), Quercus (16 taxa), Stewartia (6 taxa), Taxus (36 taxa), Tsuga ( 27 taxa). Pinetum (199 taxa), trees suited for street and shade (25 taxa)
No. of taxa: 3,500
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: PENNSYLVANIA
Founded: 1931
Garden Name: Taylor Memorial Arboretum
Address: 10 Ridley Drive, Garden City, WALLINGFORD, Pennsylvania 19086-7256.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Heather, Cotoneaster, boxwood, azaleas, Magnolia
No. of taxa: 5,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: PENNSYLVANIA
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Schmieder Arboretum
Address: Delaware Valley College, 700 E Butler Avenue, DOYLESTOWN, Pennsylvania 18901-2697
Status: Educational Establishment
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 10,000
Ex situ Collections:
Betulaceae, Buxaceae, Caprifoliaceae, Celastraceae, Cornaceae, Ericaceae, Fagaceae, Hamamelidaceae, Juglandaceae, Leguminosae, Oleaceae, Pinaceae, Rosaceae, Rutaceae, Salicaceae, Saxifragaceae, Taxaceae, Ulmaceae, Acer (20 spp., 46 taxa), Chamaecyparis (5 spp., 14 taxa), Cornus (8 spp., 12 taxa), Ilex (7 spp., 17 taxa), Juniperus (7 spp., 17 taxa), Picea (7 spp., 11 taxa), Pinus (16 spp., 25 taxa), Prunus (8 spp., 17 taxa), Quercus (13 spp., 13 taxa), Rhododendron (9 spp., 20 taxa), Salix (6 spp., 9 taxa), Taxus (3 spp., 10 taxa), Thuja (4 spp., 10 taxa), Tsuga (4 spp., 30 taxa), Viburnum (10 spp., 12 taxa).
No. of taxa: 1,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: PENNSYLVANIA
Founded: 1934
Garden Name: Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve
Address: Washington Crossing Historic Park, P.O.Box 103, WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pennsylvania 18977.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 1725
Ex situ Collections:
Aspleniaceae, Asteraceae, Ericaceae, Fabaceae, Liliaceae, Rosaceae, Aster (23 spp., 24 taxa), Carex (28 spp., 28 taxa), Dryopteris (7 spp., 14 taxa), Quercus (17 spp., 18 taxa), Solidago (14 spp., 15 taxa), Viola (21 spp., 22 taxa).
No. of taxa: 750
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Native plants of Pennsylvania including ferns and fern allies, herbaceous and woody plants.
Location: PENNSYLVANIA
Founded: 1828
Garden Name: Westtown School Arboretum
Address: WESTTOWN, Pennsylvania 19395.
Status: Educational Establishment
Herbarium: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
Conifers.
No. of taxa: 450
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: PENNSYLVANIA
Founded: 1937
Garden Name: Hershey Gardens
Address: P.O.Box 416, 170 Hotel Road, HERSHEY, Pennsylvania 17033.
Status: Trust administered
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Roses, dwarf conifers, Ilex, grasses, weeping conifers.
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: PENNSYLVANIA
Founded: 1974
Garden Name: Brandywine Conservancy
Address: Brandywine River Museum, U.S. Route 1, Box 141, CHADDS FORD, Pennsylvania 19317.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Native azaleas, native perennials, native ferns,
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Native plant species
Location: PENNSYLVANIA
Founded: 1990
Garden Name: Chanticleer
Address: 786 Church Road, WAYNE, Pennsylvania 19087, USA
Status: Trust adminstered
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Woodland species and native wildflowers
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: RHODE ISLAND
Founded: 1957
Garden Name: Drug Plant Garden
Address: Pharmacognosy Department, University of Rhode Island, KINGSTON, Rhode Island 02881.
Status: University
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Medicinal plants.
No. of taxa: 200
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: RHODE ISLAND
Founded: 1907
Garden Name: Blithewold Gardens & Arboretum
Address: 101 Ferry Road, BRISTOL, Rhode Island 02809.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Aceraceae, Cydrella sinensis, Phyllostachys aureo var. falcata.
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: RHODE ISLAND
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Wilcox Park
Address: 44 Broad Street, WESTERLY, Rhode Island 02891.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Fagaceae, Pinaceae, Acer (8 spp., 12 taxa), Cornus (4 spp., 5 taxa), Magnolia (5spp., 6 taxa), Paeonia (19 taxa), Rosa (climbing - 11 taxa), dwarf Conifers (80 taxa)
No. of taxa: 250
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: SOUTH CAROLINA
Founded: 1931
Garden Name: Brookgreen Gardens
Address: U.S.Highway 17 South, MURRELLS INLET, South Carolina 29576.
Status: Unknown.
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 500
Ex situ Collections:
Acer (14 spp., 20 taxa), Berberis (3 spp., 7 taxa), Carya (8 spp., 9 taxa), Cornus (8spp., 15 taxa), Hedera (5 spp., 16 taxa), Ilex (19 spp., 54 taxa), Juniperus (9 spp., 23 taxa), Lonicera (7 spp., 7 taxa), Magnolia (13 spp., 7 taxa), Pinus (15 spp., 19 taxa), Quercus (34 spp., 36 taxa), Viburnum (19 spp., 29 taxa), Camellia (64 taxa), Hemerocallis (22 taxa), Lagerstroemia (16 taxa), Rhododendron (282 taxa), medicinal plants (16 taxa - plants used by slaves).
No. of taxa: 2,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Unknown
Location: SOUTH CAROLINA
Founded: 1680
Garden Name: Magnolia Plantation & Gardens
Address: Rt. 4, Highway 61, CHARLESTON, South Carolina 29407.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
900 varieties of Camellia japonica, 300 varieties Azalea indica
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Wldlife refuge and swamp garden
Location: SOUTH CAROLINA
Founded: 1957
Garden Name: South Carolina Botanical Gardens
Address: Department of Horticulture, Clemson University, CLEMSON, South Carolina 29634-0375.
Status: University
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Ilex, Rhododendron, Camellia.
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Native wildflowers 375 species.
Location: SOUTH DAKOTA
Founded: 1985
Garden Name: Wild Cave National Park
Address: RR 1, P.O.Box 190, HOT SPRINGS, SD 57747.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
No information available
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Mixed grass prairie, ponderosa pine forest
Location: SOUTH DAKOTA
Founded: 1966
Garden Name: McCrory Gardens and South Dakaota Arboretum
Address: 6th Street of South Dakota State Univesity, Brookings SD 57007-0996.
Status: University
Herbarium: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
Ornamental plants adapted to South Dakota
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: TENNESSEE
Founded: 1940
Garden Name: Southwestern Arboretum
Address: Memphis Campus, Southwestern at Memphis, MEMPHIS, Tennessee 38112.
Status: University
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Trees of possible commercial and horticultural use.
No. of taxa: 250
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: TENNESSEE
Founded: 1953
Garden Name: Memphis Botanic Garden
Address: 750 Cherry Road, MEMPHIS, Tennessee 38117 -4699
Status: Unknown.
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Conifers, evergreen shrubs, Iris test garden (1210 taxa), rose test garden (50 taxa), hollies, magnolias, dahlias, azaleas, daffodils and Japanese Garden.
No. of taxa: 2,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Native perennial plants (348 taxa), protected orchids
Location: TENNESSEE
Founded: 1960
Garden Name: Cheekwood Botanical Gardens
Address: Cheekwood, Forest Park Drive, NASHVILLE, Tennessee 37205-4206.
Status: Municipal
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
Camellia (1 spp., 39 taxa), Cornus (8 spp., 20 taxa), Trillium (35 spp., 45 taxa), Narcissus (600 taxa), boxwood, bromeliads, orchids, perennials, herbs.
No. of taxa: 2,500
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Central American cloudforest native plants (550 taxa).
Location: TENNESSEE
Founded: 1964
Garden Name: The University of Tenessee Arboretum
Address: 901 Kerr Hollow Road, OAK RIDGE, Tennessee 37830.
Status: University
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 1100
Ex situ Collections:
Aceraceae, Aquifoliaceae, Betulaceae, Cupressaceae, Fagaceae, Magnoliaceae, Pinaceae, Taxaceae, Juniperus (1 spp., 37 taxa), Pinus (21 spp., 48 taxa), Quercus (24 spp., 24 taxa), Rhododendron and azalia (15 spp., 40 taxa), Magnolia (34 taxa), Malus (21 taxa), Ilex , Tennessee native plants, Southern coastal plains (16 taxa), Cumberland Gorge (12 taxa), Central China (18 taxa).
No. of taxa: 895
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Wild life food species, plants for mine reclaimation, Tennessee native woody plants.
Location: TENNESSEE
Founded: 1976
Garden Name: The Dixon Gallery & Gardens
Address: 4339 Park Avenue, Memphis, TN 38117.
Status: Trust administered
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Aspleniaceae, Camellia (190 taxa), Hemerocallis (46 taxa), Rhododendron and azaleas (50 taxa), Viburnum (12 taxa).
No. of taxa: 1,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Special Conservation Collections: 80 species of native herbaceous perennials approximately 30 families. Echinacea tennesseensis. Also have significant woody native plants situatated within a native Tennessee woodlands.
Location: TEXAS
Founded: 1933
Garden Name: Fort Worth Botanic Garden
Address: 3220 Botanic Garden Drive, FORT WORTH, Texas 76107.
Status: Municipal
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
Roses, All American Garden, All American Rose Garden.
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: TEXAS
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: McAllen Botanical Gardens
Address: PO Box 220, McALLEN, Texas 78502
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
Palm, cactus and poinsettia.
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Conservation of native flora of the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
Location: TEXAS
Founded: 1982
Garden Name: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Research Center
Address: Library/Clearinghouse, 4801 LaCrosse Avenue, Austin, TX 78739.
Status: State
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
Seedling vouchers of commercially available wildflower species. Maintains a seed bank with medium-term storage capacity, containing 50 species (1994 figures).
No. of taxa: 42
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Location: TEXAS
Founded: 1974
Garden Name: Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute
Address: Texas 118, 4 miles S. Box 905, FORT DAVIS TX 79734.
Status: Educational Establishment
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
Cacti
No. of taxa: 400
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Cacti - Chihauhuan Desert native plants
Location: TEXAS
Founded: 1961
Garden Name: Bayou Bend Gardens
Address: 1 Westcott Street, HOUSTON, Texas 77007.
Status: Trust administered
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
No information available
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Natural woodlands with native species
Location: TEXAS
Founded: 1967
Garden Name: Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
Address: 4501 Woodway, HOUSTON, Texas 77024.
Status: Educational establishment
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 600
Ex situ Collections:
Crataegus (8spp., 8 taxa), Hibiscus (5spp., 5 taxa), Penstemon (8spp., 8 taxa), Quercus (8 spp., 8 taxa).
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Flora of Harris County, Texas, USA.
Location: TEXAS
Founded: 1976
Garden Name: San Antonio Botanical Gardens
Address: 555 Funston, SAN ANTONIO, Texas 78209.
Status: Municipal
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Cactaceae, Palmae, Polypodiaceae, herb garden, Rosa, garden for the blind, native areas.
No. of taxa: 1,100
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Threatened native plants of Texas, held as part of the Center for Plant Conservation National Collection. 10 recognised vegetation regions of Texas in unique native areas.
Location: TEXAS
Founded: 1974
Garden Name: Dallas Arboretum and Gardens
Address: 8617 Garland Road, DALLAS, Texas 75218.
Status: Trust administered
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
No information available
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: TEXAS
Founded: 1941
Garden Name: Dallas Horticultural Centre
Address: P.O.Box 152237, Dallas, TX 75315.
Status: Municipal
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 100
Ex situ Collections:
Ferns, orchids, bromeliads, cycads.
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Unknown
Location: TEXAS
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Don Beadle Billbergia Collection
Address: P.O. Box 81464 (1205 Harbor Lights), CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas 78412
Status: Private
Herbarium: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
Bromeliaceae (70 taxa), private collection of species Billbergia
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Billbergia (32 taxa documented wild origin)
Location: TEXAS
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Moody Garden
Address: 1 Hope Blvd, GAVESTON, Texas 77554-8929.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
Pinus thunbergiana, Cedrus deodora, Platanus x acerifolia cv. Bloodgood, Cryptomeria japonica.
No. of taxa: 1,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: TEXAS
Founded: 1974
Garden Name: Mercer Arboretum and Botanic Gardens
Address: 22306 Aldine Westfield Road, HUMBLE, Texas 77338.
Status: Municipal
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
Acanthaceae, Apocynaceae, Malvaceae, Solanaceae, Zingiberaceae, Crinum (20 spp., 45 taxa), Impatiens (18 spp., 33 taxa), Plumerica (3 spp., 30 taxa), Bambusoideae -bamboos (40 taxa), ferns, daylilies, Azaleas, Louisiana Iris (175 taxa), Hibiscus.
water lilies, herbs, gingers.
No. of taxa: 1,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Threatened native plants of the Texas region, held as part of the Center for Plant Conservation National Collection. Hymenoxia texana recovery studies.
Location: UTAH
Founded: 1941
Garden Name: Brigham Young University Botanical Garden
Address: 8th North Street, PROVO, Utah 84602.
Status: University
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 425,000
Ex situ Collections:
Leguminoseae, Hydraphyllaceae, Arctic Flora (Alaska), North American trees.
No. of taxa: 250
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: UTAH
Founded: 1961
Garden Name: University of Utah Red Butte Gardens and Arboretum
Address: 300 Wakara Way, SALT LAKE CITY, Utah 84108.
Status: University
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 105,000
Ex situ Collections:
Arctomecon humilis, Cupressus dupreziama, orchids, cacti, conifers, succulents. Dr. Walter P Cottam Hybrid Oak Grove (1.6 ha).
No. of taxa: 1,500
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Threatened native plants of the Utah region, held as part of the Center for Plant Conservation National Collection
Location: UTAH
Founded: 1983
Garden Name: Utah Botanical Center
Address: 1817 North Main, FARMINGTON, Utah 84025 (currently being relocated to Kaysville UT - actual address unknown).
Status: University
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Dwarf conifers, native plants, heritage roses.
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Native Plant Garden
Location: VERMONT
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Biblical Gardens of the First Congregational Church
Address: 2 North Park Place, Rt 22A, FAIR HAVEN, VT 05743
Status: Private
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Biblical plants
No. of taxa: 100+
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: VERMONT
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Vermont Experimental Cold-Hardy Cactus Garden
Address: Halladay Road, MIDDLEBURY Vermont
Status: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
Cacti - hardy
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: VERMONT
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: New England Tropical Conservatory
Address: P.O. Box 4715, Bennington, VERMONT 05201-4715
Status: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
Tropical plants, ornamentals.
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: VIRGINIA
Founded: 1983
Garden Name: Virginia Tech Horticultural Gardens
Address: 301 Saunders Hall, Dept of Horticulture, BLACKSBURG, Virginia 24061-0327
Status: Educational Establishment
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 300
Ex situ Collections:
Shadetrees, dwarf plants, conifers and aquatics,
No. of taxa: 2,750
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: VIRGINIA
Founded: 1927
Garden Name: The Orland E. White Arboretum
Address: Blandy Experimental Farm, University of Virginia, P.O. Box 175, BOYCE, Virginia 22260.
Status: University
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Amaryllidaceae, Betulaceae, Buxaceae, Caprifoliaceae, Cupressaceae, Ericaceae, Fabaceae, Magnoliaceae, Oleaceae, Pinaceae, Rosaceae, Rataceae, Salacaceae, Saxifagaceae, Styracaceae, Taxodiaceae, Ulmaceae, Abies (14 taxa), Acer (17 spp., 24 taxa), Buxus (5 spp., 19 taxa), Cornus (15 spp., 23 taxa), Magnolia (12 spp., 15 taxa), Malus (14 spp., 16 taxa), Picea (82 spp., 15 taxa), Pinus (43 spp., 60 taxa), Prunis (9 spp., 10 taxa), Quercus (35 spp., 37 taxa), Rhododendron (14 spp., 39 taxa), Thuja (4 spp., 31 taxa), Ulmus (10 spp., 31 taxa), Viburnum (18 spp., 26 taxa), Rosa, Philadelphus.
No. of taxa: 5,500
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Wild flower meadows.
Location: VIRGINIA
Founded: 1938
Garden Name: Norfolk Botanical Gardens
Address: NORFOLK, Virginia 23518.
Status: Municipal
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Pinaceae, Camellia, Malu (27 taxa), Rhododendron (azalea), roses, general trees, shrubs and herbaceous ornamentals.
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: VIRGINIA
Founded: 1984
Garden Name: Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Address: 1800 Lakeside Avenue, RICHMOND, Virginia 23228.
Status: Trust adminstered
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Asian and Japanese plant collection, perennials; wildflower meadows
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: VIRGINIA
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Maymont Foundation
Address: 1700 Hampton Street, RICHMOND, Virginia 23220.
Status: Trust adminstered
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of hebarium specimens: 100
Ex situ Collections:
Aceraceae, Anacardiaceae, Aquifoliaceae, Berberaceae, Betulaceae, Bignoniaceae, Buxaceae, Calycanthaceae, Caprifoliaceae, Cephalotaxaceae, Cornaceae, Cupressaceae, Ericaceae, Fagaceae, Hamamelidaceae, Hippocastanaceae, Juglandaceae, Luguminosae, Magnoliaceae, Oleaceae, Pinaceae, Rosaceae, Theaceae, Ulmaceae, Hemerocallis (50 taxa), Rhododendron (83 taxa), dwarf conifer (45 taxa)
No. of taxa: 1,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: VIRGINIA
Founded: 1970
Garden Name: Green Spring Gardens Park
Address: 4603 Green Spring Road, Alexandria, VA 22312 - 1428
Status:Municipal
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Plants native to Virginia; woody trees
No. of taxa: 900
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Native plants: collection of the Virginia Wildflower Preservation Society.
Location: VIRGINIA
Founded: 1938
Garden Name: Woodrow Wilson Birthplace
Address: 20, N. Coalter Street, P.O.Box 24, STAUNTON, Virginia 24401.
Status: Trust adminstered
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
No information available
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: WASHINGTON
Founded: 1912
Garden Name: Volunteer Park Conservatory
Address: 1400 East Galer, SEATTLE, Washington 98112.
Status: Municipal
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Orchids
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: WASHINGTON
Founded: 1907
Garden Name: Woodland Park Zoological Gardens
Address: 5500 Phinney Avenue North, SEATTLE, Washington 98103.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Rosa, native trees and shrubs.
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Pacific Northwest native trees and shrubs and wildflowers.
Location: WASHINGTON
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Rhododendron Species Foundation
Address: 2525 South 36th Street, FEDERAL WAY, Washington 98063-3798
Status: Private
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Rhododendron (475 spp., 1,700 taxa) - native to temperate and tropical regions.
No. of taxa: 1,700
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Rhododendron - 296 documented wild origin
Location: WASHINGTON
Founded: 1934
Garden Name: Washington Park Arboretum
Address: University of Washington, Box 35 8010, SEATTLE, Washington 98195-8010.
Status: University
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 3,000
Ex situ Collections:
Aceraceae, Caprifoliaceae, Ericaceae, Fagaceae, Hamamelidaceae, Leguminosae, Pinaceae, Rosaceae, Acer (68 spp., 270 taxa), Camellia (12 spp., 232 taxa), Ilex (34 spp., 163 taxa), Magnolia (32 spp., 107 taxa), Pinus (58 spp., 93 taxa), Prunus (55 spp., 113 taxa), Quercus (64 spp., 76 taxa), Rhododendron (219 spp., 799 taxa), Sorbus (47 spp., 63 taxa).
No. of taxa: 5,200
Rare & Endangered plants:Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Unknown
Location: WASHINGTON
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Wind River Arboretum
Address: in Gifford Pinchot National Forest, CARSON, Washington 98610
Status: State
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
38 species of Pinus, 10 species of Larix, 16 species of Picea, 24 species of Abies, smaller collections of Tsuga, Cedrus, Sequoia.
No. of taxa: 145
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: WASHINGTON
Founded: 1911
Garden Name: Medicinal Herb Garden
Address: Department of Botany, KB-15, University of Washington, SEATTLE, Washington 98195-5325
Status: University
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Medicinal plants.
No. of taxa: 300
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: WASHINGTON
Founded: 1949
Garden Name: Finch Arboretum
Address: 3404 W Woodland Boulevard, SPOKANE, Washington.
Status: Municipal
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Spring ornamentals, autumn colour plants.
No. of taxa: 600
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Native pine and rhododendron glen
Location: WASHINGTON
Founded: 1900
Garden Name: Manito Park & Gardens
Address: 4 West 21st Avenue, SPOKANE, Washington 99203.
Status: Municipal
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
No information available
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown:
Location: WASHINGTON
Founded: 1970
Garden Name: The Bloedel Reserve
Address: 7571 NE. Dolphin Drive, BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Washington 98110.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Rhododendron (200 spp., 400 taxa), conifers (300 taxa)
No. of taxa: 1,200
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Washington State native plants (250 taxa)
Location: WEST VIRGINIA
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Core Arboretum
Address: Department of Biology, West Virginia University, MORGANTOWN, West Virginia 26506.
Status: University
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 100,000
Ex situ Collections:
Wild flowers, shrubs and trees native to West Virginia.
No. of taxa: 500
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: native species to West Virginia
Location: WEST VIRGINIA
Founded: 1972
Garden Name: Sunshine Farm and Gardens
Address: Route 51D, Renwick, West Virginia, U.S.A. 24966
Status: Private
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Hosta, Paeonia, Hellebore, Acer, Ilex, Magnolia, Clematis, Iris, Rhododendron, Lily, Hemerocallis, lilacs, roses, unusual fruits - extensive North American plant collections.
No. of taxa: 10,000
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Native plant reserve
Location: WISCONSIN
Founded: 1959
Garden Name: Mitchell Park Conservatory (The Domes)
Address: 524 South Layton Boulevard, MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin 53215.
Status: Municipal
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Madagascar succulents, Sonoran flora, tropical orchids, tropical fruits & economic plants,
No. of taxa: 2,300
Rare & Endangered plants:Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Madagascar succulents. 225 + species & varieties, Paphiopedilum orchids.
Location: WISCONSIN
Founded: 1939
Garden Name: Alfred L. Boerner Botanical Gardens
Address: 5879 South 92 St, HALES CORNER, Wisconsin, 53130-2266
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 800
Ex situ Collections:
Roses, mixed perennial borders, annual flower beds, flowering crabapples, lilacs, tulips, daffodils, herbaceous and tree peonias, Iris, Hemerocallis, hardy lilies
No. of taxa: 6,400
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Unknown
Location: WISCONSIN
Founded: 1934
Garden Name: University of Wisconsin Arboretum,
Address: 1207 Seminole Highway, MADISON, Wisconsin 53711.
Status: University
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 2,000
Ex situ Collections:
Acer (91 taxa), Juniperus (112 taxa), Malus (144 taxa), Picea (55 taxa), Pinus (55 taxa), Syringa (282 taxa), Thuja (69 taxa), Viburnum (55 taxa), Amelanchier cvs, Juniperus cvs, Malus cvs, Potentilla cvs, Buxus cvs, Forsythia cvs, Rosa cvs, Spiraea cvs, Weigela cvs.
No. of taxa: 1,250
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Restored biological communities - Wisconsin plant collection - woody plants.
Location: WISCONSIN
Founded: 1947
Garden Name: Paine Art Center and Arboretum
Address: 1410 Algoma Boulevard, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin.
Status: Private
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Wisconsin native trees and shrubs.
No. of taxa: 620
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Native species to Wisconsin
Location: WISCONSIN
Founded: 1966
Garden Name: Kin River Canyon Arboretum
Address: RFD no. 3, RIVER FALLS, Wisconsin 54022.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Ericaceae, Cactaceae, native flora.
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: WISCONSIN
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Green Bay Botanical Garden
Address: 2600 Larsen Road (P.O. Box 12644), GREEN BAY, Wisconsin 54307-2644.
Status: Unknown
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Herbs, perennials, roses
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Native plants of Northeastern Wisconsin
Location: WISCONSIN
Founded: 1952
Garden Name: Olbrich Botanical Gardens
Address: 3330 Atwood Avenue, MADISON, Wisconsin 53704.
Status: Municipal
Herbarium: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
Herbs, perennials, roses and All-American Display gardens
No. of taxa: 700
Rare & Endangered plants: Yes
Special Conservation Collections: Wildflower display
Location: WYOMING
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Cheyenne Botanical Garden
Address: 710 S Lions Park Drive, CHEYENNE, Wyoming, 82001
Status: Municipal
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Cacti, citrus trees, hardy roses, herbs, ornamental plants, unusual fruits, xeriscape plants
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Territories of the United Sates of America
(Guam, Samoa)
No botanic gardens recorded.
(Puerto Rico)
Total no. of Botanic Gardens recorded in Puerto Rico: 4.
Approx. no. of living plant accessions recorded in these botanic gardens: ................
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