Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Garden
Posted by: GeoCraig
N 34° 08.896 W 118° 17.014
11S E 381668 N 3779339
The Los Angeles Zoo is one of only 9 zoos in the United States to be an accredited botanical garden.
Waymark Code: WMGA
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 08/24/2005
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The
Zoo’s botanical collections have more than 800 plant
species and 7,400 individual plants. The botanical
collections include geographic collections representing
Africa, Eurasia, Australia, North America, and South America;
landscape collections representing southern California and
the native southwest; and special collections of browse,
poisonous, medicinal, culinary and economic plants.
The
Zoo is open every day of the year, except Christmas Day,
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults and
$5 for children.