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Desert Botanical Garden

United States of America - Arizona - Phoenix
Institution Code: DES
International Agenda Registration: N
BGCI Member: Y
About the Desert Botanical Garden
Nestled amid the red buttes of Papago Park, the Desert Botanical Garden hosts one of the world’s finest collections of desert plants. One of only 44 botanical gardens accredited by the American Association of Museums, this one-of-a-kind museum showcases 45 acres of beautiful outdoor exhibits. Home to 306 rare, threatened and endangered plant species from around the world, the Garden offers interesting and inspiring experiences to more than 300,000 visitors each year.

A charter member of the Museum Association of Arizona and National Center for Plant Conservation, the Garden is fully accredited with the American Association of Museums and American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta. It continues to build on its more than 70-year legacy of environmental stewardship, and has become nationally and internationally renowned for its plant collections, research and educational programs.

Main Address:
Desert Botanical Garden
1201 North Galvin Parkway
Phoenix
Arizona 85008 United States of America
Telephone: (480) 941-1225
Fax: (480) 481-8124
URL: www.dbg.org
Primary Email: admin@dbg.org

Staff Details

  • Director's Name: Ken Schutz, Executive Director
    Curator's Name: Raul Puente-Martinez, Curator of Living Collections
    Plant Records Officer's Name: Kimberlie McCue, PhD, Director of Conservation
  • Total Staff:
    Horticultural Staff Number: 12
    Educational Staff Number: 13
    Research Staff Number: 17
    Administration Staff Number: 12

About the Garden

  • Institution Type: Botanic Garden
  • Status
  • Status: Private: Y
  • Date founded: 1939
  • Physical Data
  • Natural Vegetation Area: Y
    Natural vegetation area: Size: 39 Hectares
  • Landscaped Area: Y
    Landscaped Area: Size: 18 Hectares
  • Total Area: 57 Hectares
    Latitude: 33.4598200
    Longitude: -111.9493100
    Altitude: 372.00 Metres

Features and Facilities

  • Herbarium: Y
    Herbarium: Number of Specimens: 70000
  • Seed Bank: Y
    Computer Plant Record System: Y
  • Open to public: Y
    Friends society: Y
    Retail Outlet: Shop: Y
    Retail Outlet: Plant Sales: Y
    Disabled access: Y
  • Number of Visitors: 300000
    Number of Volunteers: 1000

Plant Collections

  • Accession Number: 14000
    Cultivation Taxa Num: 4400
  • Special Collections:Cactaceae (1,397 spp., 2,190 taxa), Agavaceae (240 spp., 327 taxa), Euphorbiaceae (159 spp., 186 taxa), Fouquieriaceae (14 spp, 15 taxa), Leguminosae (228 spp., 263 taxa), Myrtaceae (148 taxa). Acacia (94 spp., 96 taxa), Agave (146 spp., 196 taxa
  • Plant Collection Policy: Y

Conservation Programmes

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

Research Programmes

  • Conservation - Biology: Y
    Conservation - Genetics: Y
    Ecology: Y
    Ethnobotany: Y
    Floristics: Y
    Horticulture: Y
    Molecular Genetics: Y
    Systematics and Taxonomy: Y

Education Programmes

  • Education Signs in Garden: Y
    Public Lectures/Talks: Y
    Education Booklets/Leaflets: Y
    Guided Tours: Y
    Permanent Public Displays: Y
    Special Exhibitions: Y
    Courses for School Children: Y
    Courses for General Public: Y
    Education Programme: Y
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