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.
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
References
- ^ Paolo Mazzei, Ilaria Pimpinelli (1995-04-28). "Legge Regionale n. 35/97". Cogecstre.com. Retrieved 2011-04-16.
Sources
- Opuscolo Anversa degli Abruzzi. comune di Anversa degli Abruzzi.
External links
- Abruzzo e Appennino description (Italian)
- Abruzzo Region tourist description (Italian)
- Index Seminum, Giardino Botanico delle Gole del Sagittario (Italian)
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