The Ethnobotanical Garden of Morelos occupies a large walled compound adjacent to the Cuernavaca Cathedral, on land that formed part of the original Franciscan monastery founded in the 1520s. The garden displays over 1,500 plant species native to Morelos state, arranged according to traditional Nahua categories and uses: medicinal plants, ritual plants, food plants, and plants used for dyes and fibres.
The adjoining Museo de Medicina Tradicional y Herbolaria explains the indigenous medical system still practised in many Morelos communities, with well-documented exhibits on plant remedies, midwifery, and healing ceremonies. This is one of the more serious botanical gardens in Mexico, less ornamental than practical, and genuinely interesting even for visitors without a particular interest in ethnobotany.