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Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden
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TypeBotanical garden
LocationWorcester, South Africa
Coordinates33°36′58″S 19°27′03″E / 33.61611°S 19.45083°E / -33.61611; 19.45083
Established
  • 1921; 103 years ago (1921) - Logan Memorial Garden
  • 15 August 1945; 78 years ago (1945-08-15) - Karoo National Botanical Garden
Hiking trails
  • Malmesbury Shale Trail
  • Grysbokkie Trail
  • Heuweltjie Trail
WebsiteKaroo Desert National Botanical Garden

The Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden is a botanical garden focused on succulents and other plants of arid regions, that lies at the foot of the Hex River Mountains range, in the town of Worcester, South Africa.

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