The Desert Botanical Garden is one of the best maintained gardens in the world, enjoyed by local residents and visitors from around the world. It holds one of the world's foremost collections of desert plants, the majority of which have detailed information as to their place and time of collection, information that is of both horticultural and scientific value. The collection and its documentation are of international significance in conservation, education and research.
The Living Collection contains over 21,000 accessioned plants representing 3,931 taxa in 139 plant families. Approximately 75% of these plants are of documented, wild-collected origin. The collection is especially strong in Cactaceae, Agavaceae, Aloaceae and the flora of the Sonoran Desert.
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