
BGCI: The global network Our work Our supporters and partners Join in Resource centre Education centre Climate change information centre PlantSearch GardenSearch Sign up to our newsletter:	BGCI > Garden Denver Botanic Gardens United States of America - Colorado - Denver Institution Code: KHD International Agenda Registrant: Yes Current BGCI member: Yes About the Denver Botanic Gardens With more than 32,000 plants from such far-away places as Australia, Africa and the Himalayas, Denver Botanic Gardens is recognized as one of the top five botanical gardens in the United States. There's something for all ages -- and all five of your senses. Explore 23 acres of fragrance and foliage any time of the year at our beautiful facility at 1005 York Street. Additional sites at Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield, a 750-acre wildlife and native plant refuge in Littleton; and Mt. Goliath, a high altitude trail and interpretive site on the Mt. Evans Scenic Byway, extend this experience throughout the Front Range. The Research & Conservation Department at the gardens plays a critical role in the conservation, preservation, and documentation of native Colorado flora by serving as an active center of biodiversity research. Plant herbarium: > 49,000 specimens Mycological herbarium: > 22,000 specimens. Main Address: Denver Botanic Gardens 909 York Street Denver Colorado 80206 United States of America Telephone Number: (720) 865-3529 Fax Number: (720) 865-3713 Web Site: www.botanicgardens.org Institution Email Address: research@botanicgardens.org Show all data Staff Details Director: Brian Vogt, CEO Curator: Dr. Melissa Islam, Associate Director of Research and Head Curator Plant Records Officer: Cindy Newlander, Associate Director of Horticulture Total Staff: Number of Horticultural Staff: 25 Number of Educational Staff: 9 Number of Research Staff: 9 Number of Administration Staff: 3 About this Garden Institution Type: Botanic Garden Status State: No Educational Establishment: Yes Municipal: No Date Founded: 1951 Physical Data Total Area (in Hectares): 9 hectares Latitude: 39.4300 Longitude: -104.5699 Annual Rainfall: 391 mm Altitude: 1609.00 metres Additional Locations Satellite Garden Names (including exteral arboreta): Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield, Mt. Goliath Features and Facilities Herbarium: Yes Number of Specimens in Herbarium: 65000 Arboretum: No Micropropagation/Tissue Culture Facilities: Yes Seed Bank: Yes Published Plant Catalogue: Yes Computer Plant Record System: Yes Open to the Public: Yes Society of Friends: Yes Retail Outlet (shop): Yes Retail Outlet (plant sales): Yes Disabled Access: Yes Number of Visitors: 609000 Number of Volunteers: 1200 Plant Collections Number of Living Plant Accessions: 23300 Number of Taxa in Cultivation: 14980 Special Collections:7 major collections in the following areas: Native, Alpine, Steppe, Cactus & Succulents, Tropical, Aquatic and Amenity. Major concentrations by family or genus include: Bromeliaceae (32 genera, 270 spp., 362 taxa), Orchidaceae (223 genera, 967 spp, 1442 taxa), Cactaceae (60 genera, 252 spp., 335 taxa), Nymphaeaceae (27 spp., 288 taxa), Acantholimon (19 spp., 24 taxa), Allium (60 spp., 85 taxa), Eriogonum (41 spp., 76 taxa), Iris (65 spp., 406 taxa), Lilium (26 spp., 75 taxa), Nelumbo (4 spp., 32 taxa) Penstemon (116 spp., 166 taxa), Rosa (32 spp., 347 taxa), Syringa (23 spp., 104 taxa), Hemerocallis (213 taxa), Paeonia (158 taxa), Biblical plants (45 taxa). (updated June 2010) Conservation Programmes Conservation Programme: Yes Medicinal Plant Programme: No Ex Situ Conservation Programme: Yes Reintroduction Programme: Yes Research Programmes Biotechnology: No Plant Breeding: No Conservation - Biology: Yes Conservation - Genetics: Yes Data Management Systems and Information Technology: Yes Ecology: Yes Ecosystem Conservation: Yes Education: Yes Ethnobotany: Yes Exploration: Yes Floristics: Yes Invasive Species Biology and Control: Yes Molecular Genetics: No Pollination Biology: Yes Restoration Ecology: Yes Seed/Spore Biology: Yes Sustainability: No Pharmacology: No Agriculture: Yes Land Restoration: Yes Urban Environments: Yes Education Programmes Visitor/Education Centre: Yes Education Signs in Garden: Yes Public Lectures/Talks: Yes Education Booklets/Leaflets: Yes Guided Tours: Yes Permanent Public Displays: Yes Special Exhibitions: Yes Courses for School Children: Yes Courses for University/College Students: No Courses for General Public: Yes Education Programme: Yes

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