Harris County Precinct 4 Mercer Arboretum & Botanic Gardens
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Plant Conservation
Mercer Arboretum & Botanic Gardens is one of the 36 leading botanical gardens and arboretums in the United States that maintains the National Collection of Endangered Plants for the Center of Plant Conservation.

Over three fourths of the endangered plants in the United States occur in the highly diverse ecosystems of Texas, California, Florida, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Mercer shelters over 24 rare plants and several of the plants are on display in the Endangered Species Garden.

To learn more about endangered plant species, stop by Mercer Arboretum & Botanic Gardens and ask the staff about these rare plants, and view them up-close in the Endangered Species Garden.