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Botanical gardens in Brazil have collections consisting entirely of Brazil native and endemic species; most have a collection that include plants from around the world. There are botanical gardens and arboreta in all states and territories of Brazil, most are administered by local governments, some are privately owned.
The Arboretum at Flagstaff located in Flagstaff, Arizona, US. The Arboretum at Flagstaff is a 200-acre (81 ha) arboretum that is home to 750 species of mostly drought-tolerant adapted and native plants representative of the high-desert Colorado Plateau, home to the Grand Canyon and Zion National Park.
Ajo Range, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Artillery Mountains above Alamo Lake Dragoon Mountains View of the Galiuro Mountains from San Manuel, Arizona Harquahala Mountains in spring, 2009 McDowell Mountains at sunset Low clouds on the Mohawk Mountains Navajo Mountain and Lake Powell, viewed from the north Eagle Eye Arch in the New Water ...
The Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden or Jardim Botânico is located at the Jardim Botânico district in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro. The Botanical Garden shows the diversity of Brazilian and foreign flora. There are around 6,500 species (some endangered) distributed throughout an area of 54 hectares (130 acres) as well as numerous greenhouses.
This list of botanical gardens and arboretums in Arizona is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in the U.S. state of Arizona. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Name
Tohono Chul (aka Tohono Chul Park) is a botanical garden, nature preserve, and cultural museum located in Casas Adobes, a suburb of Tucson, Arizona. The words "tohono chul" translate as "desert corner" and are borrowed from the language of the Tohono O’odham , the indigenous people of southern Arizona.
The park also features the Desert Botanical Garden, the Phoenix Zoo, the Arizona Heritage Center, picnic areas, several small lakes, hiking trails, bicycle paths, a fire museum, as well as Hunt's Tomb, the pyramidal tomb of Arizona's first governor, George W. P. Hunt.
Boyce Thompson Arboretum is the oldest and largest botanical garden in the state of Arizona. It is one of the oldest botanical institutions west of the Mississippi River . Founded in 1924 as a desert plant research facility and “living museum”, the arboretum is located in the Sonoran Desert on 392 acres (159 ha) along Queen Creek and ...