The Botanical Garden at the Sorgenti del Cavuto is a botanical garden in Anversa degli Abruzzi, province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, central-southern Italy. The garden was established in 1999, and is managed by the municipality of Anversa degli Abruzzi in agreement with the World Wide Fund for Nature.[1] It contains about 380 native plant species, of which 45 are classified as endangered.
Botanical Garden at the Sorgenti del Cavuto | |
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Location | Riserva delle Gole del Sagittario, Italy |
Nearest city | Anversa degli Abruzzi |
Area | 4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi) |
Established | 1996 |
Governing body | WWF and Anversa degli Abruzzi |
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The Botanical Garden is the latest offshoot of the Riserva delle Gole del Sagittario near Anversa degli Abruzzi. The Botanical Garden is accessed is through a descent from Anversa degli Abruzzi.
The Sorgenti del Cavuto flow directly into the river Sagittario, the main tributary of the Aterno-Pescara. The garden has an irrigated nursery whose water is provided by the Sagittario and the Sorgenti del Cavuto. These rivers also feed a power plant.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Paolo Mazzei, Ilaria Pimpinelli (1995-04-28). "Legge Regionale n. 35/97". Cogecstre.com. Retrieved 2011-04-16.
Sources
edit- Opuscolo Anversa degli Abruzzi. comune di Anversa degli Abruzzi.
External links
edit- Abruzzo e Appennino description (Italian)
- Abruzzo Region tourist description (Italian)
- Index Seminum, Giardino Botanico delle Gole del Sagittario (Italian)
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