arboretum, university, california, irvine, arboretum, irvine, arboretum, acres, botanical, garden, arboretum, part, university, california, irvine, irvine, california, located, north, main, campus, campus, drive, irvine, near, joaquin, wildlife, sanctuary, upp. The University of California Irvine Arboretum UCI Arboretum or UC Irvine Arboretum is a 12 5 acres 5 1 ha botanical garden and arboretum part of the University of California Irvine in Irvine California 1 It is located north of the main UCI campus on Campus Drive in Irvine 2 near the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary and the Upper Newport Bay 3 The Arboretum carries out conservation activities and supports student and faculty research 1 General view of the University of California Irvine Arboretum Contents 1 Background 2 See also 3 Notes 4 External linksBackground EditThe two major emphases of the collection are the plants of the California Floristic Province where UC Irvine is located and plants of South Africa Notable among the arboretum s collection of California native plants are species from Baja California the Channel Islands of California the Mojave Desert Southern maritime chaparral Otay Mesa and California oak woodland 4 California native grasslands wildflowers and maritime succulent scrub are in the collection 1 There is also an aloe collection 4 The Arboretum was formerly open to the public 2 but is now only open during quarterly open houses 1 See also EditList of botanical gardens in the United StatesNotes Edit a b c d About Us UC Irvine Arboretum a b For Visitors Archived from the original on 2012 09 18 UC Irvine Arboretum Native Plant Society Sets Sale and Festival Los Angeles Times 1996 09 21 a b Plant Exhibits UC Irvine Arboretum Archived from the original on 11 December 2012 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to UC Irvine Arboretum Official website Coordinates 33 39 49 N 117 51 11 W 33 6635 N 117 853 W 33 6635 117 853 This Orange County California related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article related to a garden in the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title UCI Arboretum amp oldid 1085278638, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
