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Highstead, formerly known as Highstead Arboretum, in Redding, Connecticut, USA was founded in 1982.〔http://www.highstead.net/about/history.shtml〕 It covers 36 acres (146,000 m²) of woodland, meadow, and wetland and ranges from to in elevation and hosts both native and cultivated plant varieties.〔http://www.highstead.net/context/highstead_property.shtml〕 Highstead includes the following collections: * The Native tree and shrub collection, with indigenous plants from within a radius of the arboretum.〔http://www.highstead.net/collections/Native_Tree_Shrub_Walk.shtml〕 * The Mountain Laurel collection, includes three of the seven mountain laurel, or ''Kalmia'', species. Highstead is host to a thorough collection of ''Kalmia latifolia'', the Connecticut state flower, and a representative collection of the genus, for which it is also the International Cultivar Registration Authority.〔http://www.highstead.net/collections/kalmia.shtml〕 * The Deciduous Azaleas collection, with 14 species of deciduous azaleas, including three native species.〔http://highsteadarboretum.org/collections/Plant_Collections.shtml〕 * A Herbarium with more than 1,000 specimens.〔http://www.highstead.net/collections/herbarium.shtml〕 == See also == * List of botanical gardens in the United States * North American Plant Collections Consortium 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Highstead Foundation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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