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North Carolina Botanical Garden

United States of America - North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Institution Code: NCU
International Agenda Registration: Y
BGCI Member: Y
About the North Carolina Botanical Garden
The North Carolina Botanical Garden is part of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. We further the University's mission of teaching, research, and public service through our own mission:

"To inspire understanding, appreciation, and conservation of plants in gardens and natural areas and to advance a sustainable relationship between people and nature."

Main Address:
North Carolina Botanical Garden
The University of North Carolina
CB 3375
Chapel Hill
North Carolina 27599 United States of America
Telephone: (919) 962-0522
Fax: (919) 962-3531
URL: www.ncbg.unc.edu
Primary Email: ncbg@unc.edu

Staff Details

  • Director's Name: Dr. Peter White, Director
    Curator's Name: Chris Liloia, Curator
    Plant Records Officer's Name: Jim Ward, Associate Director of Horticulture
  • Total Staff:
    Horticultural Staff Number: 10
    Educational Staff Number:
    Research Staff Number:
    Administration Staff Number:

About the Garden

  • Institution Type: Botanic Garden
  • Status
  • Status: Educational: Y
  • Date founded: 1961
  • Physical Data
  • Latitude: 35.8993755
    Longitude: -79.0255919
    Altitude: 0.00 Metres

Features and Facilities

  • Arboretum: Y
  • Seed Bank: Y
  • Open to public: Y
    Friends society: Y
    Retail Outlet: Shop: Y

Plant Collections

  • Special Collections:Carnivorous plants including Sarracenia (75 taxa), Hemerocallis (161 taxa), Narcissus (200 taxa), herbs (330 taxa), native ferns and plants of southeastern USA including sandhills collection, coastal plain savannah and mountain collections.

Conservation Programmes

  • Conservation Programme: Y
    Ex Situ Conservation Programme: Y
    Reintroduction Programme: Y

Research Programmes

Education Programmes

  • Visitor/Education Centre: Y
    Public Lectures/Talks: Y
    Guided Tours: Y
    Education Programme: Y