| Botanical Garden at the Sorgenti del Cavuto | |
|---|---|
| Location | Riserva delle Gole del Sagittario, Italy |
| Nearest city | Anversa degli Abruzzi |
| Area | 4.5 km^2 |
| Established | 1996 |
| Governing body | WWF and Anversa degli Abruzzi |
| Official website | |
The Botanical Garden at the Sorgenti del Cavuto is located in Anversa degli Abruzzi, which is in the Province of L'Aquila.
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, which also the manages the garden along with the World Wide Fund for Nature and the province of Aquila.
The botanical garden was established in 1996 by L.R. 35/97.[1] It hosts 380 species of plants of which 45 are classified as threatened.
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.