Australia



Australia

Total no. of Botanic Gardens recorded in Australia: 127.

Approx. no. of living plant accessions recorded in these botanic gardens: >250,000.

Approx. no. of taxa in these collections: 25,000 (15,000 spp.)

Estimated % of pre-CBD collections: 85%.

Location: ADELAIDE

Founded: 1855

Garden Name: Adelaide Botanic Garden.

Address: North Terrace, ADELAIDE, SA 5000.

Status: State

Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 525,000

Also includes Museum of Economic Botany

Ex situ Collections:

40% of collection is Australian flora. Orchidaceae, subtropical, warm temperate and arid plants, especially cacti and succulents, drought resistant and salt tolerant plants, plants of the Mediterranean and Western Pacific islands, Gondwanan flora, cycad and palm collection, National Rose Trial Garden.

No. of taxa: 4,500

Rare & Endangered plants: Many plants listed in the IUCN international Red Data Book. Threatened Australian plants.

Special Conservation Collections: Cupressus.

Location: ADELAIDE

Founded: 1977

Garden Name: Black Hill Flora Centre

Address: c/o Adelaide Botanic Garden, North Terrace, ADELAIDE, SA 5000.

Status: State

Herbarium: No.

Ex situ Collections:

100% of collection is Australian flora. Open heath and woodland species representing flora of Mt Lofty Ranges

No. of taxa: 2,000

Rare & Endangered plants: South Australian spp.

Special Conservation Collections: South Australian flora

Location: ADELAIDE

Founded: 1952 (first planting 1957)

Garden Name: Mount Lofty Botanic Garden

Address: c/o North Terrace, ADELAIDE, SA 5000.

Status: State

Herbarium: No

Ex situ Collections:

30% of collection is Australian flora. Cool N.& S temperate trees, shrubs, herbaceous plants, bulbs, sub-alpines, dwarf and miniature conifers (Thomson collection), Acer, Camellia, Hebe, Magnolia, Rhododendron, Syringa, Viburnum, conifers, ferns

No. of taxa: 2,500

Rare & Endangered plants: Various species listed as threatened in the IUCN international Red Data Book.

Special Conservation Collections: Hebe and Australian ferns, National Species Rose Collection

Location: ADELAIDE

Founded: 1901

Garden Name: Wittunga Botanic Garden

Address: c/o Botanic Gardens of Adelaide, North Terrace, ADELAIDE, SA 5000.

Status: State

Herbarium: No

Ex situ Collections:

50% of collection is Australian flora. Flora from south and west Australia, Kangaroo Island and Fleurieu Peninsula flora, South African Ericas, Compositae, Iridaceae, Proteaceae, Leucadendron, Banksia and Hakea spp.

No. of taxa: 2,000

Rare & Endangered plants: Native and exotic plant species listed as threatened in the IUCN international Red Data Book.

Special Conservation Collections: Hakea, Erica, floras of the Kangaroo Island and Fleurieu Peninsula.

Location: ADELAIDE

Founded: 1893

Garden Name: Beechwood Heritage Garden

Address: c/o Botanic Gardens of Adelaide, North Terrace, ADELAIDE, SA 5000.

Status: State.

Herbarium: Unknown.

Ex situ Collections:

10% of collection is Australian flora. Rhododendron hybrids

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Special Conservation Collections: Historic garden specimens

Location: ALBURY

Founded: 1871

Garden Name: Albury Botanic Garden

Address: 700 Smollet, ALBURY, NSW 2640.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: No.

Ex situ Collections:

10% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Special Conservation Collections: Australian Rainforest collection (10-90 years old)

Location: ALICE SPRINGS

Founded: 1956

Garden Name: Olive Pink Botanic Garden

Address: PO Box 8644, ALICE SPRINGS, NT 0871.

Status: Community Crown Land

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

100% of collection is Australian flora. Sand dune system, Mulga Woodland and arid zone flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Acacia pickardii

Location: ALICE SPRINGS

Founded: 1997

Garden Name: Alice Springs Desert Park

Address: Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory, PO Box 1046, ALICE SPRINGS, NT 0871.

Status: Territorial

Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

100% of collection is Australian flora. Arid flora representing desert rivers, sand dune and woodland habitats

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: ATHERTON

Founded: 1971

Garden Name: Atherton Arboretum

Address: PO Box 273, ATHERTON, QLD 4883.

Status: State

Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 80,000

Ex situ Collections:

100% of collection is Australian flora. Myrtaceae, Proteaceae, ornamental trees, land rehabilitation plantings

No. of taxa: 100

Rare & Endangered plants: Yes

Special Conservation Collections: narrow endemics, primative angiosperms, timber trees

Location: BALLARAT

Founded: 1858

Garden Name: Ballarat Botanic Gardens

Address: c/o Horticultural Officer City of Ballarat, PO Box 655, BALLARAT, VIC 3353.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: No.

Ex situ Collections:

10% of collection is Australian flora. Begonia tuberhybrida - Large Flowered Exhibition

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Special Conservation Collections: Association of Australian Begonia Societies Reference Collection

Location: BALLARAT

Founded: 1984

Garden Name: Lake Esmond Botanic Garden of Native Flora

Address: c/o Director of Parks and Gardens, City of Ballarat, PO Box 655, BALLARAT, VIC 3350.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: No.

Ex situ Collections:

No information available.

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: BALLARAT

Founded: 1996

Garden Name: Kirk's Water wise Garden

Address: Central Highlands Water, PO Box 152, BALLARAT, VIC 3353.

Status: State

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

5% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Special Conservation Collections: water wise plants

Location: BALLARAT

Founded: 1880

Garden Name: Buninyong Botanic Gardens

Address: City of Ballarat, PO Box 655, BALLARAT, VIC 3353.

Status: State

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

20% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: BANKSTOWN

Founded: 1964

Garden Name: Sylvan Grove Native Garden

Address: Recreation and Community Officer, Bankstown City Council, PO Box 8, BANKSTOWN, NSW 2200.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

100% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: BARGO

Founded: 1967

Garden Name: Wirrimbirra Field Study Centre and Sanctuary

Address: BARGO, NSW 2574.

Status: State

Herbarium: No.

Ex situ Collections:

100% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: south coast regional rare and endangered plants

Special Conservation Collections: Telopea ‘Wirrimbirra White’ and Thistle Harris Ferns

Location: BATEMAN'S BAY

Founded: 1987

Garden Name: Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Gardens

Address: PO Box 116, BATEMANS BAY, NSW 2536.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 300

Ex situ Collections:

100% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa:

Rare & Endangered plants: Yes specific area dedicated to rare and endangered species. Local plants such as the rare Correa baeuerlenii are cultivated.

Special Conservation Collections: flora of local to mid south coast of NSW

Location: BEECHWORTH

Founded: 1862

Garden Name: Queen Victoria Park

Address: Shire of Beechworth, P.O.Box 28, BEECHWORTH VIC 3747.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

10% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: BELLINGEN

Founded: 1902

Garden Name: Bellingen Hospital Grounds

Address: PO Box 21, BELLINGEN, NSW 2454.

Status: State

Herbarium: No.

Ex situ Collections:

80% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: BENALLA

Founded: 1886

Garden Name: Benalla Botanical Gardens

Address: City of Benalla, PO Box 227, BENALLA, VIC 3672.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

30% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: BENDIGO

Founded: 1880

Garden Name: White Hills Botanic Gardens

Address: City of Greater Bendigo, PO Box 733, BENDIGO, VIC 3550.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

20% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: BERWICK

Founded: 1980

Garden Name: Wilson Botanic Park

Address: City of Casey, PO Box 1000, NARRE WARREN, VIC 3805.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

30% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Special Conservation Collections: Delicate fossil remains of plants

Location: BRISBANE

Founded: 1855

Garden Name: City Botanic Gardens

Address: Alice St., BRISBANE, QLD 4000.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

5% of collection is Australian flora. succulents, bromeliads, palms and cycads, figs and bamboo, tropical flowering trees

No. of taxa: 12,000

Rare & Endangered plants: Yes

Special Conservation Collections: palms and cycads, figs and bamboo

Location: BRISBANE

Founded: Unknown

Garden Name: Sherwood Arboretum

Address: Brisbane City Council, 69 Ann St, BRISBANE, QLD 4001.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

10% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Yes

Special Conservation Collections: Kauri Pines

Location: BULLI

Founded: 1993

Garden Name: Illawarra Grevillea Park

Address: Illawarra Grevillea Park Society Inc, Princes Highway, BULLI, NSW 2516.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

100% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Yes

Special Conservation Collections: Grevillea, Prostanthera

Location: BURNLEY

Founded: 1863

Garden Name: Burnley Gardens

Address: The Principal VCAH Burnley, Yarra Boulevard, BURNLEY, VIC 3121.

Status: State

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

25% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: CAIRNS

Founded: 1886

Garden Name: The Flecker Botanic Gardens

Address: Cairns City Council, PO Box 359, CAIRNS, QLD 4870.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: No.

Ex situ Collections:

10% of collection is Australian flora. Australian native plants, (especially rain forest species endemic to North Queensland), orchids, palms, ornamental and fruit plants, gingers and aroids, Munro Martin Fernery (rare and unusual plants, ferns and foliage), exotic economic plant section

No. of taxa: 5,000

Rare & Endangered plants: rare and endangered from the Wet Tropics region including cryptogams, fork ‘ferns’, lycopods, ferns and cycads and flowering plants

Special Conservation Collections: palms, ginger, aroids

Location: CAMBERWELL

Founded: 1926

Garden Name: Maranoa Gardens

Address: Manager Parks & Gardens & Reserves, City of Camberwell, Private Bag No 1, CAMBERWELL, VIC 3124.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

100% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: CAMPERDOWN

Founded: 1879

Garden Name: Camperdown Botanic Gardens

Address: PO Box 14, CAMPERDOWN, VIC 3260.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

No information available.

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: CANBERRA

Founded: 1949

Garden Name: Australian National Botanic Gardens

Address: GPO Box 1777, CANBERRA CITY, ACT 2601.

Status: State

Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 185,000

Ex situ Collections:

100% of collection is Australian flora. rainforest of eastern Australia, flora of Sydney’s sandstone basin, Mallee plants, Acacia spp., Myrtaceae, Proteaceae, Zieria, cultivars. Maintains a seed bank with medium-term storage capacity, containing 3.500 accessions, representing 2,500 species (1994 figures).

No. of taxa: 6,000

Rare & Endangered plants: aims to collect and grow all Australian endangered plants, currently has about 65 of 203

Satellite Gardens: Jervis Bay Annexe

Special Conservation Collections: 57 endangered species, cultivars (ACRA), Ziera (OPCA)

Location: CANBERRA

Founded: 1926

Garden Name: Genetic Resources Section

Address: Division of Plant Industry, CSIRO GPO Box 1600, CANBERRA CITY, ACT 2600.

Status: State

Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 500,000

Ex situ Collections:

Herbage plants, seed reference collection 6,000 spp. Eucalyptus

No. of taxa: 40

Rare & Endangered plants: Yes

Special Conservation Collections: germplasm of wild relatives of crop plants, basic and active collections

Location: CARLINGFORD

Founded: 1993

Garden Name: Galaringi Botanic Parkland

Address: c/o 74 Honiton Ave., CARLINGFORD, NSW 2118.

Status: Community

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

100% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Special Conservation Collections: 20-30 heritage tress, fruit root stock

Location: CASTLEMAINE

Founded: 1860

Garden Name: Castlemaine Botanical Garden

Address: Mt Alexander Shire Council, PO Box 185, CASTLEMAINE, VIC 3450.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

10% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: COFFS HARBOUR

Founded: 1981

Garden Name: North Coast Regional Botanic Garden

Address: PO Box 648, COFFS HARBOUR, NSW 2450.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 20,000

Ex situ Collections:

70% of collection is Australian flora. native and exotic species which grow in subtropical environments

No. of taxa: 600

Rare & Endangered plants: rare and endangered plants of NSW North and Central Coast, and Qld

Special Conservation Collections: Natural vegetation of mangroves and Melaleuca spp. swamp

Location: COFFS HARBOUR

Founded: 1981

Garden Name: Bongil Bongil Garden

Address: PO Box 1639, COFFS HARBOUR, NSW 2450.

Status: Private

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

70% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: COLAC

Founded: 1865

Garden Name: Colac Botanical Gardens

Address: Colac-Otway Shire, PO Box 283, COLAC, VIC 3250.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

10% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: COLERAINE

Founded: 1966

Garden Name: Peter Francis Points Arboretum

Address: Dept of Conservation & Environment, PO Box 29, COLERAINE, VIC 3315.

Status: State

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

100% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Yes

Special Conservation Collections: SGAP Eucalytpus collection, OPCA Banksia collection

Location: COOKTOWN

Founded: 1885

Garden Name: Cooktown Botanic Gardens

Address: Gallop Botanic Reserve, PO Box 3, COOKTOWN, QLD 4871.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: No.

Ex situ Collections:

50% of collection is Australian flora. Palmetum. Display of species collected by Banks and Solander in Cooktown in 1770. Economic plants such as teak, tamarind, breadfruit, cashew and mango. Ornamental trees and shrubs.

No. of taxa: 400

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: COOLGARDIE

Founded: Unknown

Garden Name: Coolgardie Arboretum

Address: Dept of CALM, PO Box 366, KALGOORLIE, WA 6430.

Status: State

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

No information available.

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: COOMBA PARK

Founded: 1983

Garden Name: Demesne Farm Minor Arboretum

Address: c/o M. Sewell, 1801 Coomba Rd, COOMBA PARK, NSW 2428.

Status: Private

Herbarium: No.

Ex situ Collections:

90% of collection is Australian flora. Callistemon

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Special Conservation Collections: Callistemon

Location: COOROY

Founded: 1986

Garden Name: Lake McDonald Botanic Gardens

Address: c/o Park Curator, P.O. Box 141, Tewantin, QLD 4565

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

No information available.

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: CRANBOURNE

Founded: 1970

Garden Name: Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne

Address: PO Box 185, CRANBOURNE, Victoria 3977.

Status:

Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

100% of collection is Australian flora. Leptospermum myrsinoides heathland, Banksia, Callistemon, Dryandra, Proteaceae, wet heathland, grassy woodland, sedge swampland.

No. of taxa: 700

Rare & Endangered plants: Yes

Special Conservation Collections: Proteaceae

Location: CRANBOURNE

Founded: 1985

Garden Name: Dame Elisabeth Murdoch Arboretum

Address: City of Frankston, Council Chambers, PO Box 490, FRANKSTON, VIC 3199.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: palms, cycads and tropical native Australian plants

Location: DARWIN

Founded: 1886

Garden Name: Darwin Botanic Gardens

Address: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory, PO Box 496, PALMERSTON, NT 0831.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: No

Ex situ Collections:

30% of collection is Australian flora. Arecaceae, Orchidaceae, economic plants, bromeliads, Ficus, Terminalia

No. of taxa: 7,293

Rare & Endangered plants: Threatened plants of the Northern Territories, such as Ptychosperma bleeseri.

Special Conservation Collections: native plants

Location: DAYLESFORD

Founded: 1863

Garden Name: Wombat Hill Botanical Gardens

Address: Shire of Hepburn, PO Box 21, DAYLESFORD, VIC 3460.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

1% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Special Conservation Collections: tuberous Begonia collection

Location: DEE WHY

Founded: 1957

Garden Name: Stony Range Flora Reserve

Address: Pittwater Road, DEE WHY, NSW 2099.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: No.

Ex situ Collections:

100% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: 500

Rare & Endangered plants: Yes

Special Conservation Collections: Australian native flora, area being developed for the Proteaceae of the Sydney region

Location: DEVONPORT

Founded: 1984

Garden Name: Tasmanian Arboretum Inc

Address: PO Box 370, DEVONPORT, TAS 7310.

Status:

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

30% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: DIMBOOLA

Founded: 1946

Garden Name: Wail Arboretum

Address: National Resources Conservation League, PO Box 245, DIMBOOLA, VIC 3414.

Status: State

Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 1,500

Ex situ Collections:

90% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: DORROUGHBY

Founded: 1978

Garden Name: Fruit Spirit Botanical Garden

Address: Lot 69 Dunoon Road, DORROUGHBY, NSW 2480.

Status: Private

Herbarium: No.

Ex situ Collections:

50% of collection is Australian flora. Perennial plants with palatable floristic parts especially fruit and nut species

No. of taxa: 1,000

Rare & Endangered plants: Hibiscus insularis.

Special Conservation Collections: fruits and palms, endangered species collection

Location: DRYANDRA

Founded: 1958

Garden Name: Dryandra Inland Arboretum

Address: Department of CALM, PO Box 100, NARROGIN, WA 6312.

Status: State

Herbarium: No.

Ex situ Collections:

Mixed inland & exotic Eucalyptus and Pinus spp.,

No. of taxa: 134

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: EMERALD

Founded: 1988

Garden Name: Emerald Botanic Gardens

Address: Emerald Shire Council, PO Box 21, EMERALD, QLD 4720.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

75% of collection is Australian flora. Plants of the Leichardt Pastoral District, Qld Central Highlands, Carnarvon Gorge

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Special Conservation Collections: Plants of the Leichardt Pastoral District

Location: ESPERANCE

Founded: 1965

Garden Name: Esperance (Helms) Exotic & Indigenous Arboretum

Address: Dept of CALM, PO Box 234, ESPERANCE, WA 6450.

Status: State

Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

80% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: 111

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: FRANKSTON

Founded: 1976

Garden Name: George Pentland Botanic Gardens

Address: City of Frankston Council Chambers, P.O.Box 490, FRANKSTON, VIC 3199.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

100% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: FRANKSTON

Founded: 1985/86

Garden Name: Dame Elisabeth Murdoch Arboretum

Address: City of Frankston, Council Chambers, PO Box 490, FRANKSTON VIC 3199

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: No.

Ex situ Collections:

25% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: GAYNDAH

Founded: 1998

Garden Name: Gayndah Botanical Gardens and Pioneer Place

Address: Gayndah Shire Council, GAYNDAH, QLD 4625.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: GEELONG

Founded: 1851

Garden Name: Geelong Botanic Gardens

Address: City of Geelong, PO Box 104, GEELONG, VIC 3220.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

10% of collection is Australian flora. Pelargonium cultivars and species, Agapanthus

No. of taxa: 4,500

Rare & Endangered plants: Yes.

Special Conservation Collections: Pelargonium, Agapanthus

Location: GLADSTONE

Founded: 1988

Garden Name: Gladstone Tondoon Botanic Gardens

Address: Gladstone City Council, PO Box 29, GLADSTONE, QLD 4680.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 5,000

Ex situ Collections:

90% of collection is Australian flora. 50% of Port Curtis spp. represented. Plants of Central Queensland and Far North Queensland Rainforest

No. of taxa: 1,400

Rare & Endangered plants:Yes, rare and threatened plants of central and south eastern Queensland

Special Conservation Collections: Port Curtis native species

Location: GLEN OSMOND

Founded: 1928

Garden Name: Waite Arboretum

Address: University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, GLEN OSMOND, SA 5064.

Status: University

Herbarium: No.

Ex situ Collections:

60% of collection is Australian flora. 1,500 trees, 770 species in 200 genera, especially Eucalyptus, Casuarina, Melaleuca, Pinus, Pyrus, Quercus

No. of taxa: 760

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Special Conservation Collections: Eucalyptus, pears

Location: GLENBROOK

Founded: 1967

Garden Name: Glenbrook Native Plant Reserve

Address: c/o SGAP Blue Mountains Group, PO Box 23, GLENBROOK, NSW 2773.

Status: State (community)

Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 500

Ex situ Collections:

100% of collection is Australian flora. Plants are all natural to the Blue Mountains area but not only the Glenbrook area of the mountains including Baeckea, Banksia, Daviesia, Dillwynia, Eriostemon, Eucalyptus, Lambertia, Melaleuca, Persoonia, Pterostylis, Pultanaea

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: GLENMORGAN

Founded: 1941

Garden Name: Myall Park

Address: 'Talbragar', GLENMORGAN, QLD 4423.

Status: Non-profit company

Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 3,000

Ex situ Collections:

100% of collection is Australian flora. Proteaceae, Myrtaceae, Myoporaceae, tropical Australian water lilies

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: 13 endangered and a few over 100 rare species.

Special Conservation Collections: naturalised colonies of rare and endangered species, tropical Australian water lilies

Location: GOONDIWINDI

Founded: 1988

Garden Name: Goondiwindi Botanic Gardens of the Western Woodlands

Address: P.O.Box 327, GOONDIWINDI, QLD 4390.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

100% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Special Conservation Collections: natural hybridised Grevilleas

Location: HAMILTON

Founded: 1870

Garden Name: Hamilton Botanic Gardens

Address: City Engineer Hamilton City Council, PO Box 107, HAMILTON, VIC 3300.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

10% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Special Conservation Collections: National Abutilon collection

Location: HEYWOOD

Founded: 1953

Garden Name: Savill's Garden

Address: PO Box 91, HEYWOOD, VIC 3304.

Status: Private

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

50% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: HOBART

Founded: 1818

Garden Name: Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens

Address: Queens Domain, HOBART, TAS 7000.

Status: State

Herbarium: No.

Ex situ Collections:

20% of collection is Australian flora. Australian (Myrtaceae), Epacridaceae, proteas, Mediterranean, Euro-Asian, N.American flora (Coniferae, Fagaceae, Tiliaceae, Betulaceae, Celastraceae, Aceraceae, Rosaceae, Leguminosae, Ericaceae), cacti, all Tasmanian Coniferae, economic plants, herbs, Japanese and Chinese gardens, Oak lawn

No. of taxa: 4,500

Rare & Endangered plants: Only those plants endangered by logging etc.

Special Conservation Collections: conifers, epacrids, plants endangered by logging, Japanese and Chinese gardens

Location: ILLAWARRA

Founded: 1978

Garden Name: Grevillea Study Group Collection

Address: Illawarra Grevillea Park Society Inc., Princes Highway, BULLI, NSW 2516

Status:

Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

Grevillea

No. of taxa: 300

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Special Conservation Collections: Grevillea

Location: JERVIS BAY

Founded: 1951

Garden Name: Booderee Botanic Gardens

Address: GPO Box 1777, CANBERRA CITY, ACT 2601.

Status: Commonwealth / Aboriginal

Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

100% of collection is Australian flora. Australian rainforest species, heathland species, swampland species.

No. of taxa: 1,200

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: KABRAMA

Founded: 1968

Garden Name: Karwarra Australian Plant Garden

Address: Shire of Yarra Ranges, P.O. Box 105, LILYDALE, VIC 3140.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

Ni information available.

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: KALGOORLIE

Founded: 1955

Garden Name: Kalgoorlie Inland Forest Arboretum

Address: Dept of CALM, PO Box 10173, KALGOORLIE, WA 6430.

Status: State

Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

100% of collection is Australian flora. Mixed inland Eucalyptus

No. of taxa: 91

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: KALGOORLIE

Founded:

Garden Name: Coolgardie Arboretum

Address: Department of CALM, PO Box 366, KALGOORLIE WA 6430

Status: State

Herbarium: No.

Ex situ Collections:

100% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: KALLISTA

Founded: 1928

Garden Name: Mount Dandenong Arboretum

Address: Kallista - Emerald Road, KALLISTA VIC 3791

Status: State

Herbarium: No.

Ex situ Collections:

5% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants:

Special Conservation Collections: Four specimens classified as significant by National Trust

Location: KEILOR

Founded: 1982

Garden Name: Keilor Botanic Gardens

Address: City of Keilor, Old Calder Highway, KEILOR, VIC 3036.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

100% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: KILLARNEY

Founded: 1990

Garden Name: Denbly

Address: 9390 Princes Highway, KILLARNEY, VIC 3282.

Status: Private

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

98% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Special Conservation Collections: Correa (over 120)

Location: KYNETON

Founded: 1861

Garden Name: Kyneton Botanic Gardens

Address: P.O. Box 151, KYNETON, VIC 3444.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

10% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: KYNETON

Founded: 1991

Garden Name: Gisborne Botanic Gardens

Address: Macedon Ranges Shire Council, PO Box 151, KYNETON, VIC 3444.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

5% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Special Conservation Collections: New Zealand and Gondwanan Flora

Location: LAUNCESTON

Founded: 1890

Garden Name: Cliff Grounds Reserve

Address: c/o Launceston City Council, PO Box 396, Launceston, TAS 7250.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

10% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: LAUNCESTON

Founded: 1988

Garden Name: Heritage Forest

Address: c/o Launceston City Council, P.O.Box 396, LAUNCESTON, TAS 7250.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

10% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: LILYDALE

Founded: 1968

Garden Name: Karwarra Australian Plant Garden

Address: Shire of Yarra Ranges, PO Box 105, LILYDALE VIC 3140

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: No.

Ex situ Collections:

100% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: native threatened plant programme

Special Conservation Collections: Boronia, Lomatia, Rutaceae, Sterculiaceae, Telopea (OPCA)

Location: MALMSBURY

Founded: 1863

Garden Name: Malmsbury Botanic Gardens

Address: P.O. Box 151, KYNETON, VIC 3444.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

10% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: MAREEBA

Founded: 1994

Garden Name: Monsoon Tropical Botanic Gardens

Address: Mareeba Shire Council, PO Box 154, MAREEBA, QLD 4880.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

90% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Special Conservation Collections: Eucalypt arboretum

Location: MARYBOROUGH

Founded: 1862

Garden Name: Phillips Gardens

Address: P.O.Box 194, MARYBOROUGH, VIC 3465.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

10% of collection is Australian flora. Tuberous Begonia, Pelargonium

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Special Conservation Collections: tuberous Begonia, Pelargonium

Location: MELBOURNE

Founded: 1846

Garden Name: Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne

Address: Birdwood Avenue, SOUTH YARRA, VIC 3141.

Status: State

Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 1,170,000

Ex situ Collections:

10% of collection is Australian flora. Collections from Australia including rain forest spp., Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands., California, Canary Islands, collections of Rhododendron esp. subgenus Vireya, Borya, Camellia, Quercus, Orchidaceae, succulents, bromeliads

No. of taxa: 12,000

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Cranbourne Annexe

Special Conservation Collections: National Collection of Camellia Research Society, Viburnum collection, indigenous grassy woodland.

Location: MELBOURNE

Founded: 1965

Garden Name: La Trobe University

Address: Bundoora, Melbourne, Victoria 3086., NO GARDEN

Status: University

Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

A campus landscape planted mainly in Australian native plants, an arboretum containing a representative collection of Victoria’s Eucalyptus, and a wildlife reserve planted with indigenous spp., Acacia plantation and systematic garden.

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: MENINGIE

Founded: 1965

Garden Name: Nindethana

Address: c/o Post Office, MENINGIE, SA 5264.

Status: Private

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

100% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: MILDURA

Founded: 1989

Garden Name: Australian Inland Botanic Garden

Address: PO Box 2809, MILDURA, VIC 3502.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: No.

Ex situ Collections:

50% of collection is Australian flora. Regional flora, i.e. Cassia, Acacia, Hakea, wilga, succulent plants and cacti, saltbush mallee, flora of dryland regions.

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: MORPHETT VALE

Founded: 1992

Garden Name: Currency Creek Arboretum Eucalypt Research Centre

Address: 156 Pimpala Road, MORPHETT VALE, SA 5162.

Status: Private

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

100% of collection is Australian flora. Eucalypt and Corymbia spp.

No. of taxa: 750

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Special Conservation Collections: special Eucalypt Arboretum (750 taxa)

Location: MOSSMAN

Founded: 1984

Garden Name: The Botanical Ark

Address: PO Box 354, MOSSMAN, QLD 4873.

Status: Private

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

10% of collection is Australian flora. Heliconia, gingers – Marantaceae, tropical fruits, ethnobotanical plants

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Special Conservation Collections: Heliconia, gingers – Marantaceae, tropical fruits, ethnobotanical plants

Location: MOSSMAN

Founded: 1992

Garden Name: Daintree Wilderness Refugium

Address: PO Box 718, MOSSMAN, QLD 4873.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

90% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: MOTTO FARM

Founded: 1986

Garden Name: Hunter Region Botanic Gardens

Address: Pacific Highway, MOTTO FARM, NSW 2324.

Status: Non profit community company

Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

80% of collection is Australian flora. Grevillea, Australian palms, aloes

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Special Conservation Collections: Grevillea, Australian palms, aloes

Location: MOUNT ANNAN

Founded: 1984

Garden Name: Mount Annan Botanic Garden

Address: c/o Mrs Macquaries Road, SYDNEY, NSW 2000.

Status: State

Herbarium: No.

Ex situ Collections:

100% of collection is Australian flora. Acacia, Callistemon, Eucalyptus, Grevillea, Proteaceae, Gondwanan flora. Maintains a seed bank with medium-term storage capacity, containing 6,794 accessions, representing 3,981 species (1994 figures).

No. of taxa: 2,788

Rare & Endangered plants: Large collection of eucalypts is being developed, includes many rare & endangered species.

Special Conservation Collections: Grevillea

Location: MOUNT DANDENONG

Founded: 1928

Garden Name: Mount Dandenong Arboretum

Address: Kallista-Emerald Road, KALLISTA, VIC 3791.

Status: State

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: MULLUMBIMBY

Founded: 1980

Garden Name: Brunswick Valley Heritage Park

Address: Byron Flora & Fauna Conservation Society, 1 Tyagarah St., MULLUMBIMBY, NSW 2482.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

100% of collection is Australian flora. Local rainforest trees and shrubs

No. of taxa: 324

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Special Conservation Collections: local recorded rainforest trees and shrubs

Location: MUMBIL

Founded: 1964

Garden Name: Burrendong Arboretum

Address: MUMBIL, NSW 2820.

Status: State

Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 11,500

Ex situ Collections:

100% of collection is Australian flora. Grevilleas, Hakea, Eucalyptus, Acacia, Dryandra, ferns.

No. of taxa: 4,000 (50,000 accessions).

Rare & Endangered plants: yes, Swainsonia recta (participating in a Recovery Plan) and Hakea crassinervia

Special Conservation Collections: aim is to collect and preserve by cultivation as many species of Australian plants as possible

Location: NARRE WARREN

Founded: 1980

Garden Name: Wilson Botanic Park

Address: City of Casey, PO Box 1000, NARRE WARREN VIC 3805

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

30% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Native and exotic threatened plant programme

Special Conservation Collections: Delicate fossil remains of plants. As material is delicate information can be supplied rather than viewing fossils.

Location: NARROGIN

Founded: 1958

Garden Name: Dryandra Inland Arboretum

Address: Department of CALM, PO Box 100, NARROGIN WA 6312

Status: State

Herbarium: No.

Ex situ Collections:

100% of collection is Australian flora. Mixed inland and exotic Eucalyptus and Pinus

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: OAKEY

Founded: 1961

Garden Name: Brookvale Park Botanic Gardens

Address: Mail Service 212, OAKEY, QLD 4401.

Status: Unknown

Herbarium: No.

Ex situ Collections:

Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: OLINDA

Founded: 1961

Garden Name: National Rhododendron Garden

Address: PO Box 21, OLINDA, VIC 3788.

Status: State

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

Rhododendron

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Special Conservation Collections: Rhododendron

Location: OLINDA

Founded: 1960

Garden Name: Pirianda Garden

Address: 9 Hacketts Road, OLINDA, VIC 3788.

Status: State

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

No information available.

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: OLINDA

Founded: 1970

Garden Name: R J Hamer Arboretum

Address: PO Box 21, OLINDA, VIC 3788.

Status: State

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

No information available.

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: ORANGE

Founded: 1981

Garden Name: Orange Botanic Gardens

Address: Orange City Council, PO Box 35, ORANGE, NSW 2800.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: No.

Ex situ Collections:

50% of collection is Australian flora. Local orchard species. 400 eucalypts planted Spring 1986

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Endangered local orchard species.

Special Conservation Collections: Heritage roses, Central Tablelands Montane flora

Location: OWEN

Founded: 1968

Garden Name: Waldon Gardens

Address: Owen, S.Australia 5460

Status: Unknown

Herbarium: No.

Ex situ Collections:

No information available.

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Special Conservation Collections: Eremophila spp.

Location: PEMBERTON

Founded: 1962

Garden Name: Forest Arboretum.

Address: Department of CALM, PEMBERTON, WA 6260.

Status: State

Herbarium: No.

Ex situ Collections:

Eucalyptus

No. of taxa: 107

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: PEMBERTON

Founded: 1929

Garden Name: Big Brook Forest Arboretum

Address: Department of CALM, PEMBERTON, WA 6260.

Status: State

Herbarium: No.

Ex situ Collections:

80% of collection is Australian flora. Sequoia sempervirens, mixed conifers.

No. of taxa: 56

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: PERTH

Founded: 1979

Garden Name: Western Australian Herbarium Botanic Garden.

Address: Department of CALM, PO Box 104, COMO, WA 6152.

Status: State

Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 350,000

Ex situ Collections:

Maintains a seed bank with long-term storage capacity, containing 143 accessions representing 66 species (1994 figures). Cultivated collections of native plants of Western Australia.

No. of taxa: 1200

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Special Conservation Collections: Western Australian native plants.

• Wilga Park Arboretum, PIANGIL, Victoria 3597 was closed in 1994. No information on the status of its collections is available.

Location: PORT AUGUSTA

Founded: 1986

Garden Name: Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden

Address: PO Box 202, PORT AUGUSTA, SA 5700.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: No.

Ex situ Collections:

100% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Special Conservation Collections: local native vegetation at present. Eremophila

Location: PORT DOUGLAS

Founded: Unknown

Garden Name: Mirage Port Douglas Resort

Address: PO Box 172, PORT DOUGLAS 4871, Queensland.

Status: Unknown

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

No information available.

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: PORT FAIRY

Founded: 1859

Garden Name: Port Fairy Botanic Gardens

Address: Borough of Port Fairy, 10 Cox St., PORT FAIRY, VIC 3284.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

10% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Special Conservation Collections: Escallonia

Location: ROCKHAMPTON

Founded: 1869

Garden Name: Rockhampton Botanic Gardens

Address: Rockhampton City Council, PO Box 243, ROCKHAMPTON, QLD 4700.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: No.

Ex situ Collections:

10% of collection is Australian flora. Arecaceae, palms, ferns, tropical flowering trees, and foliage plants

No. of taxa: 360

Rare & Endangered plants:Attalya (Attalea) multiflora.

Special Conservation Collections: tropical fruits, palms and cycads

Location: ROCKHAMPTON

Founded: 1988

Garden Name: Kershaw Botanic Gardens

Address: Rockhampton City Council, PO Box 243, ROCKHAMPTON, QLD 4700.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

90% of collection is Australian flora. Central Qld native species

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Special Conservation Collections: Central Qld native species

Location: SHERBROOKE

Founded: 1933

Garden Name: Alfred Nicholas Memorial Gardens

Address: Sherbrooke Road, SHERBROOKE, VIC 3789.

Status: State

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

40% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: SHERBROOKE

Founded: 1981

Garden Name: George Tindale Memorial Gardens

Address: Sherbrooke Road, SHERBROOKE, VIC 3789.

Status: State

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

20% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: ST IVES

Founded: 1966

Garden Name: Ku-Ring-Gai Wildflower Garden

Address: Mona Vale Road, ST IVES, NSW 2075.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: No.

Ex situ Collections:

100% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Special Conservation Collections: Australian native species

Location: ST.KILDA

Founded: 1858

Garden Name: St.Kilda Botanic Garden

Address: 4 Herbert St, ST. KILDA, VIC 3182.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

10% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Special Conservation Collections: Alister Clark roses

Location: STRATHFIELDSAYE

Founded: 1976

Garden Name: Emu Creek Arboretum

Address: PO Box 117, STRATHFIELDSAYE, VIC 3551.

Status: Private

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

100% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: SUTHERLAND

Founded: 1970

Garden Name: Joseph Banks Native Plant Reserve

Address: P.O. Box 17, SUTHERLAND, NSW 2232.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: No.

Ex situ Collections:

100% of collection is Australian flora. Acacia, Angophora, Banksia, Eucalytpus, Grevillea, Melaleuca, Prosanthera, ferns, native gymnosperms, Australian rainforest spp., tropical northern Australian flora, cool termperate rainforest flora, flora from natural Hawkesbury sandstone area

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Special Conservation Collections: native gymnosperms, Australian rainforest spp.

Location: SYDNEY

Founded: 1816

Garden Name: Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney

Address: Mrs Macquaries Road, SYDNEY, NSW 2000.

Status:

Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 1,000,000

Ex situ Collections:

20% of collection is Australian flora. Acacia, Araceae, Arecaceae, Bromeliaceae, Callistemon, Cactaceae, cycads, Eucalyptus, Fabaceae, Grevillea, Myrtaceae, Orchidaceae, Proteaceae, Rhododendron, Gondwanan taxa, Begonia, conifers, ferns, herbaceous perennials, temperate deciduous tree, palms and palm-like plants, succulents, Rosales, rainforest

No. of taxa: 8,269

Rare & Endangered plants: Allocasuarina portuensis, Eucalyptus copulans, Gentiana wingecarribiensis, Persoonia mollis subsp. maxima, Prostanthera junonis, Wollemia nobilis and rare and threatened garden.

Satellite Gardens:

Mount Annan Botanic Garden

Mount Tomah Botanic Garden

Special Conservation Collections: Grevillea, Wollemia nobilis

Location: BILPIN

Founded: 1970

Garden Name: Mount Tomah Botanic Garden

Address: c/o Mrs Macquaries Road, SYDNEY, NSW 2000.

Status: State

Herbarium: No.

Ex situ Collections:

20% of collection is Australian flora. Rhododendrons, conifers, Southern Hemisphere and Northern Hemisphere cool climate plants

No. of taxa: 4,351

Rare & Endangered plants: Some rare Australian species, some from New Zealand.

Special Conservation Collections: Southern hemisphere wild collected plants

Location: TAMBORINE MT.

Founded: 1988

Garden Name: Tamborine Mountain Botanic Gardens

Address: Tamborine Mountain Garden Club, PO Box 63, TAMBORINE MOUNTAIN, QLD 4272.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

60% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: TEWANTIN

Founded: 1986

Garden Name: Lake McDonald Botanic Gardens

Address: c/- Park Curator, PO Box 141, TEWANTIN QLD 4565

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: No.

Ex situ Collections:

60% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: native and exotic threatened plant programme.

Location: TEWANTIN

Founded: 1987

Garden Name: Noosa Botanic Gardens

Address: PO Box 141, TEWANTIN, QLD 4565.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

70% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: TIBOOBURRA

Founded: 1985

Garden Name: Tibooburra Outback Botanic Gardens

Address: Tibooburra Outback School of the Air, TIBOOBURRA, NSW 2880.

Status: State

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

100% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: TOOWONG

Founded: 1976

Garden Name: Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha

Address: Mt Coot-tha Road, TOOWONG, QLD 4066.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

30% of collection is Australian flora. Erythrina, succulents, bromeliads, palms, Ficus, tropical flowering trees, exotic and Australian native rainforest, camellia, azaleas, rare fruits

No. of taxa: 14,000

Rare & Endangered plants: rare fruits

Location: TOOWOOMBA

Founded: 1875

Garden Name: Toowoomba Queens Park

Address: P.O. Box 3021, Village Fair, TOOWOOMBA, QLD 4350.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: No.

Ex situ Collections:

20% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: TOOWOOMBA

Founded: 1932

Garden Name: Laurel Bank Park

Address: PO Box 3021, Village Fair, TOOWOOMBA, QLD 4350.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

2% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: TOWNSVILLE

Founded: 1969

Garden Name: Townsville Botanic Gardens

Address: Townsville City Council, PO Box 1268, TOWNSVILLE, QLD 4810.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: No.

Ex situ Collections:

Arecaceae, Pandanaceae, Zingiberaceae, SGAP gardens, Herb Society gardens, bromeliads

No. of taxa: 7,000

Rare & Endangered plants:Yes.

Satellite Gardens:

Queens Gardens

Townsville Palmetum

Special Conservation Collections: indigenous north Qld dryland and rainforest plants, palms

Location: TOWNSVILLE

Founded: 1970

Garden Name: Queens Park

Address: Townsville City Council, PO Box 1268, TOWNSVILLE, QLD 4814.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

30% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: TOWNSVILLE

Founded: 1988

Garden Name: Townsville Palmetum

Address: Townsville City Council, PO Box 1268, TOWNSVILLE, QLD 4810.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

50% of collection is Australian flora. A wide range of native and exotic palm spp.

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Ptychosperma bleaseri, Calamus warburgii

Special Conservation Collections: palms

Location: TOWNSVILLE

Founded: 1932

Garden Name: Anderson Park

Address: Townsville City Council, P.O.Box 1268, TOWNSVILLE, QLD 4814.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

70% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Special Conservation Collections: Pandanus spp.

Location: TUGGERANONG

Founded: 1914

Garden Name: Westbourne Woods

Address: Royal Canberra Golf Club, Bentham St, YARRALUMLA, ACT 2600.

Status: State

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: VICTOR HARBOR

Founded: 1983

Garden Name: Nangawooka Flora Park

Address: 11 Brand Ave, VICTOR HARBOR, SA 5211.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

100% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: WAGGA WAGGA

Founded: 1969

Garden Name: Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens

Address: Wagga Wagga City Council, PO Box 20, WAGGA WAGGA, NSW 2650.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

30% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: WARRNAMBOOL

Founded: 1859

Garden Name: Warrnambool Botanic Gardens

Address: PO Box 198, WARRNAMBOOL, VIC 3280.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

50% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Special Conservation Collections: bamboo

Location: WERRIBEE

Founded: 1877

Garden Name: Werribee Park

Address: The Mansion at Werribee Park, PO Box 274, WERRIBEE, VIC 3030.

Status: State

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

30% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Special Conservation Collections: State Rose Garden

Location: WEST PERTH

Founded: 1962

Garden Name: Kings Park and Botanic Garden

Address: WEST PERTH, WA 6005.

Status: State

Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 20,853

Ex situ Collections:

90% of collection is Australian flora. Western Australian native flora (2,200), aromatic and fragrant garden, metropolitan garden.

No. of taxa: 3,700

Rare & Endangered plants: approx. 1,500 spp.of native flora in open ground, 147 rare and endangered species and 1,800 spp. in ground or container cultivation.

Special Conservation Collections: WA flora, rare and endangered species garden (147 endangered, 36 vulnerable), stock plants (In vitro culture).

Location: WOLLONGONG

Founded: 1964

Garden Name: Wollongong Botanic Gardens

Address: Locked Bag 8821, SOUTH COAST MAIL CENTRE, NSW 2521.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

60% of collection is Australian flora. Maintains a seed bank with medium-term storage capacity, containing 1,500 accessions, representing 1,165 species (1994 figures).

No. of taxa: 2,000

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: WOOLOMIN

Founded: 1982

Garden Name: Dulegal Native Plant Arboretum

Address: c/o Mrs B Graham, Nundle Road, WOOLOMIN, NSW 2340.

Status: Municipal

Herbarium: No.

Ex situ Collections:

100% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Yes.

Special Conservation Collections: specializing in plants of Northwest slopes & plains, & endangered spp.

Location: YANDINA

Founded: 1974

Garden Name: Fairhill Native Plants & Botanic Gardens

Address: Fairhill Road, YANDINA, QLD 4561.

Status: Private

Herbarium: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

100% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

Location: YARRALUMLA

Founded: 1914

Garden Name: Westbourne Woods

Address: Royal Canberra Golf Club, Bentham St, YARRALUMLA ACT 2600

Status: Joint management: National Capital Authority and R C Golf Club

Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

30% of collection is Australian flora

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown

(Norfolk Island)

Total no. of Botanic Gardens recorded in Norfolk Island: 1.

Approx. no. of living plant accessions recorded in these botanic gardens: Unknown

Approx. no. of taxa in these collections: Unknown

Estimated % of pre-CBD collections: Unknown

Location: NORFOLK ISLAND

Founded: 1985

Garden Name: Norfolk Island Botanic Garden

Address: PO Box 310, NORFOLK ISLAND 2899, South Pacific

Situated: on Mission Road 100m west of its intersection with Mt Pitt and Grassy Road.

Status: State (Commonwealth)

Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: Unknown

Ex situ Collections:

90% of collection is Australian flora. Native plants including trees, lianes and ferns. The Garden aims to cultivate representatives of each one on the island’s 178 native spp. (40 endemic species and subspecies).

No. of taxa: Unknown

Rare & Endangered plants: Yes, threatened natives.

Special Conservation Collections: A major nursery is being developed in the National Park to propagate Norfolk Island native and endemic plants.

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