Hymenoxys texana Archives - Center for Plant Conservation

Updates for the Conservation of Hymenoxys texana (Asteraceae) and Hibiscus dasycalyx (Malvaceae) by Mercer Botanic Gardens

Mercer Botanic Gardens, a Harris County botanical gardens park facility, became a participating institution for the Center for Plant Conservation (CPC) in 1989. Mercer has worked with the ex situ conservation of the federally listed Texas endemic, Texas prairie dawn, Hymenoxys texana, Asteraceae (G2) and rare endemic saline prairie associates since 1986. Mercer’s in situ […]

Hymenoxys texana blooming at the Harris County Prairie Dawn Preserve

Hymenoxys texana Opuntia humifusa, […]

Conservation of Texas Prairie Dawn, Hymenoxys texana (Asteraceae), and Neche’s River Rose-Mallow, Hibiscus dasycalyx (Malvaceae), by Mercer Botanic Gardens

Mercer Botanic Gardens, a Harris County botanical park facility, began endangered native plant conservation efforts in 1986 with the ex-situ conservation (seed banking and propagation) of a local federally listed species, Texas prairie dawn, Hymenoxys texana, Asteraceae (G2) and its rare saline prairie associates. Mercer became a participating institution for the Center for Plant Conservation […]

Conserving Texas and Gulf Coast Flora with the CPC Plant Sponsorship Program

Posted on February 3, 2022 (February 8, 2022) by Center for Plant Conservation

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Collection Maintenance Strategies: A Case Study at Mercer Botanic Gardens

Anita Tiller and Suzzanne Chapman, Mercer Botanic Gardens Mercer Botanic Gardens, a Harris County(HC) Precinct 4(P4) Parks facility is susceptible to periodic floods. Rainfall in the drainage basin of Cypress Creek, adjacent to Mercer, ranged from 35-50” during the course of Hurricane Harvey in August 2017. As a participating institution for the CPC, Mercer maintains […]

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