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SHOT 11/27/20 1:38:35 PM - Vytis Lingvevicius of Phoenix, Az. in the Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix, Az. The Desert Botanical Gardens are a 140-acre (57 ha) botanical garden located in Papago Park, at 1201 N. Galvin Parkway in Phoenix, Arizona. Founded by the Arizona Cactus and Native Flora Society in 1937 and established at this site in 1939, the garden now has more than 50,000 plants, in more than 4,000 taxa, one-third of which are native to the area, including 379 species, which are rare, threatened or endangered. Of special note are the rich collections of agave (4,026 plants in 248 taxa) and cacti (13,973 plants in 1,320 taxa). (Photo by Marc Piscotty / © 2020)
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