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herbarium collection linked to the living collection.
    * The living collections (plants, seeds and other germplasm), with their national focus, provide a valuable resource for research into conservation and on the impacts of climate change and adaptation of native plants.
    * The ANBG plays a valuable role in holding and disseminating knowledge on native plants.
Natural and cultural heritage values
    * The ANBG was the first public garden composed of Australian native plants including a large number of rare and threatened plant species. It ensures the preservation of rare genotypes and provides some protection through cultivation.
    * The ANBG is recognised on the Commonwealth Heritage List.
    * The Australian National Herbarium holds a collection of preserved plant specimens closely associated with the living collection and has voucher specimens dating back to Joseph Banks's explorations during Captain Cook's voyage to Australia in 1770. The herbarium houses more than 8,000 type specimens – i.e. preserved specimens nominated by botanists to describe a new plant as the benchmark or standard for the name given to the species when it is first described.
    * The ANBG library is a valued resource. It covers taxonomy, botany and the horticulture of Australian native plants and has a significant collection of international publications on cryptogams and orchids.
Conservation values
    * The ANBG holds a significant living collection (of approximately 8,000 species), seed bank and gene bank essential for managing the risk of species loss in the wild.
    * The ANBG provides an urban biodiversity haven, with more than 100 native bird species recorded on the site.
Education values
    * The ANBG provides valued education for students from primary to tertiary levels across the nation, including horticultural and taxonomic training. The living collection is particularly important for this function.
    * The ANBG demonstrates design excellence in construction of certain garden features, in particular the Rainforest Gully representing a geographic transect of Australia's east coast, the Red Centre Garden exhibiting plant species and ecological communities of Australia's arid centre, the Banksia Garden incorporating more than 80% of this iconic plant group, and the rockery area with its carefully composed combination of rocks, pools and running water.

Social values
    * The community supports, appreciates and values the ANBG's unique flora and landscape.
    * The ANBG provides a venue for relaxation and reflection in a natural setting and provides public access to a large variety of native species, with flowering displays throughout the year.
    * The ANBG is an important tourist attraction and offers a wide range of visitor experiences.
    * The ANBG is regarded as a safe place for members of the community to learn about and appreciate Australia's flora.
    * The ANBG is sought out as a destination for