Notable specimens include nearly all the state's conifers and oaks, a very good collection of wild lilacs (Ceanothus species), perhaps the most complete collection of California manzanitas anywhere, expanding collections of Californian native bunchgrasses and aquatics, and representatives of some 300 rare and endangered vascular taxa of California. The Garden is organized into sections, each representing a distinctive natural area in California:
Wyethia helenioides, gray mule's ears, in the gardenView of the Botanic Garden in November 2013
regional, parks, botanic, garden, this, article, relies, excessively, references, primary, sources, please, improve, this, article, adding, secondary, tertiary, sources, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, february, 2007, learn, when, remov. This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Regional Parks Botanic Garden news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2007 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Regional Parks Botanic Garden is a 10 acre 4 hectare botanical garden located in Tilden Regional Park in the Berkeley Hills east of Berkeley California in the United States It showcases California native plants and is open to the public in daylight hours every day of the year except New Year s Day Thanksgiving and Christmas The Garden was founded on January 1 1940 Redwoods shading the forest area of the garden Contents 1 Specimens 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksSpecimens Edit nbsp Interactive fullscreen map nearby articles viewtalkeditSelected locations in and near Tilden Regional Park Points of interest Nearby parks and museums 1 Tilden Little Farm2 Tilden Park Merry Go Round3 Inspiration Point4 Lake Anza5 Brazilian Room6 Regional Parks Botanic Garden7 Tilden Park Golf Course8 Redwood Valley Railway9 Blake Garden10 Indian Rock Park11 Berkeley Rose Garden12 Lawrence Hall of Science13 San Pablo Reservoir Notable specimens include nearly all the state s conifers and oaks a very good collection of wild lilacs Ceanothus species perhaps the most complete collection of California manzanitas anywhere expanding collections of Californian native bunchgrasses and aquatics and representatives of some 300 rare and endangered vascular taxa of California The Garden is organized into sections each representing a distinctive natural area in California nbsp Wyethia helenioides gray mule s ears in the garden nbsp View of the Botanic Garden in November 2013Southern California Shasta Klamath Valley Foothill Santa Lucia Channel Islands Sierran Redwood Sea Bluff Pacific Rain Forest Franciscan with subsections Antioch Dunes Coastal Dunes Pond Collected plants include silktassels manzanitas osoberry currants barberries Dutchman s pipe fuchsia flowered gooseberry milkmaids western leatherwood scoliopus redbud California poppy trilliums shooting stars wallflowers fritillarias fawn lilies rock cress pussy willows California rose bay or rhododendron woolly blue curls ninebark mountain spiraea summer holly ceanothus Chinese houses irises styrax blazing star monkeyflowers fremontias carpenteria tidy tips bush poppies brodiaeas mariposa tulips cacti clarkias mock orange western azalea matilija poppy fireweed ocean spray sweet shrub columbines penstemons scarlet mimulus buckwheats evening primroses gums larkspur lupines California fuchsias tarweeds hibiscus helianthus snowberries madrone cottonwoods deciduous oaks dogwoods hawthorn willows vine mapleSee also EditList of botanical gardens in the United StatesReferences EditExternal links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Regional Parks Botanic Garden https nativeplants org Official website 37 53 36 N 122 14 37 W 37 8933 N 122 2436 W 37 8933 122 2436 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Regional Parks Botanic Garden amp oldid 1128927815, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
