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Missouri Botanical Garden

United States of America - Missouri - St. Louis
Institution Code: MO
International Agenda Registration: Y
BGCI Member: Y
About the Missouri Botanical Garden
Founded in 1859, the Missouri Botanical Garden is the nation's oldest botanical garden in continuous operation and a National Historic Landmark.

The Garden is a center for botanical research and science education, as well as an oasis in the city of St. Louis. The Garden offers 79 acres of beautiful horticultural display, including a 14-acre Japanese strolling garden, founder Henry Shaw's original 1850 estate home, and one of the world's largest collections of rare and endangered orchids.

Main Address:
Missouri Botanical Garden
4344 Shaw Boulevard
St. Louis
Missouri 63110 United States of America
Telephone: (314) 577-5100
Fax: (314) 577-9521
URL: www.mobot.org
Primary Email:

Staff Details

  • Director's Name: Dr. Peter Wyse-Jackson, President
    Curator's Name: Andrew Wyatt, VP Horticulture
    Plant Records Officer's Name: Rebecca Sucher, Living Collections Manager
  • Total Staff:
    Horticultural Staff Number:
    Educational Staff Number: 52
    Research Staff Number: 130
    Administration Staff Number:

About the Garden

  • Institution Type: Botanic Garden
  • Status
  • Status: Educational: Y
    Status: Trust: Y
  • Date founded: 1859
  • Physical Data
  • Landscaped Area: Y
  • Total Area: 31 Hectares
    Latitude: 38.6167030
    Longitude: -90.2579640
    Altitude: 0.00 Metres
  • Additional Locations
  • Satellite Garden Names: Shaw Nature Reserve

Features and Facilities

  • Herbarium: Y
    Herbarium: Number of Specimens: 5219216
  • Seed Bank: Y
    Published Plant Catalogue: Y
    Computer Plant Record System: Y
  • Open to public: Y
    Friends society: Y
    Retail Outlet: Shop: Y
    Disabled access: Y
  • Number of Visitors: 901765

Plant Collections

  • Accession Number: 31388
    Cultivation Taxa Num: 16222
  • Special 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 pla

Conservation Programmes

  • Conservation Programme: Y
    Ex Situ Conservation Programme: Y
    Reintroduction Programme: Y

Research Programmes

Education Programmes

  • Visitor/Education Centre: Y
    Guided Tours: Y
    Education Programme: Y