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Australian Botanic Garden, Mount Annan, The

Australia - New South Wales - Mount Annan
Institution Code: NSW
International Agenda Registration: Y
BGCI Member: Y
Brachychiton bidwillii flowering in the Kurrajong Arboretum.
Brachychiton bidwillii flowering in the Kurrajong Arboretum.
About the Australian Botanic Garden, Mount Annan, The
The Australian Botanic Garden displays over 4000 Australian native plant species, set in 416 hectares of hills and lakes. The Garden features outdoor sculptures, barbecues, a restaurant and a gift shop which sells plants. The Australian Botanic Garden is a major event venue and the most popular visitor attraction in south-western Sydney.

Main Address:
Australian Botanic Garden, Mount Annan, The
Narellan Road
Mount Annan
New South Wales 2567 Australia
Telephone: 61 (0) 2 4634 7900
Fax: 61 (0 )2 4634 7950
URL: www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/welcome/annan
Primary Email: Mount.Annan@rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au

Staff Details

  • Director's Name: Caz McCallum
    Curator's Name:
    Plant Records Officer's Name: Tracey Armstrong
  • Total Staff:
    Horticultural Staff Number: 30
    Educational Staff Number: 1
    Research Staff Number: 6
    Administration Staff Number: 8

About the Garden

  • Institution Type: Botanic Garden
  • Status
  • Status: State: Y
    Status: Educational: Y
    Status: Satellite: Y
    Status: Trust: Y
  • Date founded: 1984
  • Physical Data
  • Natural Vegetation Area: Y
  • Landscaped Area: Y
  • Total Area: 416 Hectares
    Latitude: -34.055266
    Longitude: 150.77572
    Annual Rainfall: 800 mm
    Altitude: 120.00 Metres
  • Additional Locations
  • Satellite Garden Names: The Australian Botanic Garden, Mount Annan is managed by the Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, which also manages the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney and the Blue Mountains Botanic Garden, Mount Tomah.
  • Locality: Information
  • Locality: Garden Name: The Australian Botanic Garden, Mount Annan
  • Local Address: Narellan Road
  • Locality: City: Mount Annan
  • Locality: State: NSW

Features and Facilities

  • Arboretum: Y
    Arboretum Size: 5
  • Micropropagation/ Tissue Culture Facilities: Y
    Seed Bank: Y
    Computer Plant Record System: Y
  • Open to public: Y
    Friends society: Y
    Retail Outlet: Shop: N
    Retail Outlet: Plant Sales: Y
    Disabled access: Y
  • Number of Visitors: 325250
    Number of Volunteers: 30

Plant Collections

  • Accession Number: 4197
    Cultivation Taxa Num: 2656
  • Special Collections:100 % of collection is Australian flora. Acacia, Callistemon, Eucalyptus, Grevillea, Protaceae, Gondwanan flora. Maintains a seed bank with medium to long term storage capacity, containing 9,268 accessions, representing over 5000 species (2009 figures).We have conservation collections of Allocasuarina portuensis, Wollemia nobilis and Pherosphaera fitzgeraldii.
  • Invasive Species Monitoring: Y
    Invasive Species Policy: Y
    ABS Policy: Y
    Plant Collection Policy: Y

Conservation Programmes

  • Conservation Programme: Y
    Medicinal Plant Programme: N
    Ex Situ Conservation Programme: Y

Research Programmes

  • Conservation - Biology: Y
    Ecology: Y
    Horticulture: Y
    Restoration Ecology: Y
    Seed/Spore Biology: Y

Education Programmes

  • Visitor/Education Centre: Y
    Education Signs in Garden: Y
    Public Lectures/Talks: Y
    Education Booklets/Leaflets: Y
    Guided Tours: Y
    Special Exhibitions: Y
    Courses for School Children: Y
    Courses for University/College Students: Y
    Courses for General Public: Y
    Education Programme: Y
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