Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra

Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra

The Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG) are located in Canberra and are the largest living collection of native Australian flora, the mission of the ANBG is to study and promote Australia's flora. The gardens maintains a wide variety of botanical resources for researchers and cultivates native plants threatened in the wild.

The gardens are organised in thematic sections, plants are grouped by shared taxonomy or are presented in ecological groupings that exist in nature. More than 5,500 species are cultivated. Displays include Rainforest Gully, Rock Garden, Sydney Region Flora, Mallee Plants, Banksias, waratahs and grevilleas (family Proteaceae), Callistemon, Leptospermum and Melaleuca (family Myrtaceae), The Eucalypt Lawn, and Wattles (Genus Acacia).
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Sight Name: Australian National Botanic Gardens
Sight Location: Canberra, Australia (See walking tours in Canberra)
Sight Type: Attraction/Landmark

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