# United States Botanic Garden

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/united-states-botanic-garden/  
**Website:** https://www.usbg.gov/  
**APIs profiled:** 0

The United States Botanic Garden (USBG) is a living museum in Washington, D.C. that showcases a diverse collection of plants from around the world. Established by the U.S. Congress in 1820, the Botanic Garden serves as a resource for education and inspiration, promoting an understanding and appreciation of plants and their importance to the environment and human well-being. The Garden maintains more than 9,500 accessions representing approximately 44,000 plants, managed through its Living Collections database (BG-BASE). The USBG is administered by the Architect of the Capitol and is located adjacent to the U.S. Capitol on the National Mall.

## Kin Score — 8.4 / 100 (minimal)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 8.4).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 50.0 |
| Contract Quality | 11.3 |
| Governance | 9.8 |
| Contract Governance | 9.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 0.0 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 2.4 |
| Commercial Clarity | 0.0 |
| Access Clarity | 0.0 |

Regulatory layer — **Education & Research**: 20.4 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 0.0 (human-only)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | no |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Unknown — onboarding: unknown, pricing: unknown, trial: no (confidence: low).

## Security (1)

- **United States Botanic Garden Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC

## Tags

Federal-Government, Botany, Plants, Conservation, Education

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/united-states-botanic-garden/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.