Biology

Anita Tiller serves as botanist and conservation manager for Mercer Botanic Gardens, Harris County since December of 2000. Tiller directs operations for Mercer’s herbarium, botanical library, illustration collections, and databases; a seed bank, labs, and nursery for the Center for Plant Conservation National Collection of Endangered Plants; garden sign shop; endangered and native plant display garden; and off-site conservation sites. Tiller coordinates plant conservation efforts in east Texas and the Upper Gulf Coast with governmental and NGOs. She teaches botany, taxonomy, and plant conservation for local, state, and national organizations. Tiller received a B.S. in biology and an Environmental Science Certificate from the Univ. of AL, and a M.S. in Botany from the Univ. of FL.