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US Botanic Garden Fights to Save Endangered Plants
The US Botanic Garden houses more than 10,000 plants in exhibits which reflect the world’s deserts, jungles and other landscape. Many of the plants on display are endangered.
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The Golden Barrel Cactus, rare in the wild, is among the most popular cacti in commercial cultivation. (US Botanic Garden)
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Britton's beargrass, found only in the dry, scrub-covered ridges and sand hills of central Florida, is dependent upon periodic fires to reduce competition from other plants. (US Botanic Garden)
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This rare cactus is endemic to the arid forests of eastern Brazil and lost its habitat as forested lands were converted into agricultural fields. (US Botanic Garden)
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Native to Hawaii, and possibly extinct in the wild, Pritchardia affinis are threatened by rats that eat their fruit. (US Botanic Garden)