Alan Bible Botanical Garden
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The Alan Bible Botanical Garden is a desert
botanical garden
located at the Alan Bible Visitor Center, Lake Mead National Recreation Area
, 601 Nevada Highway, Boulder City, Nevada
, USA. The garden is named in honor of Senator Alan Bible
(1909-1988).
The garden is mostly cactus
, but also displays some of the area's desert trees and shrubs, and identifies plant communities found throughout the recreation area.
Desert
A desert is a landscape or region that receives an extremely low amount of precipitation, less than enough to support growth of most plants. Most deserts have an average annual precipitation of less than...
botanical garden
Botanical garden
A botanical garden The terms botanic and botanical, and garden or gardens are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word botanic is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens. is a well-tended area displaying a wide range of plants labelled with their botanical names...
located at the Alan Bible Visitor Center, Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Lake Mead National Recreation Area is located in southern Nevada and northwestern Arizona. The centerpieces of the National Recreation Area are its two large reservoirs: Lake Mead and Lake Mohave. These lakes cater to boaters, swimmers, sunbathers, and fishermen while the surrounding desert rewards...
, 601 Nevada Highway, Boulder City, Nevada
Boulder City, Nevada
Boulder City is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States. It is approximately from the City of Las Vegas. As of the 2010 census the population of Boulder City was 15,023.Boulder City is one of only two cities in Nevada that prohibit gambling....
, USA. The garden is named in honor of Senator Alan Bible
Alan Bible
Alan Harvey Bible was a Nevada politician of the Democratic Party who served as a United States Senator from 1954 until 1974.-Biography:...
(1909-1988).
The garden is mostly cactus
Cactus
A cactus is a member of the plant family Cactaceae. Their distinctive appearance is a result of adaptations to conserve water in dry and/or hot environments. In most species, the stem has evolved to become photosynthetic and succulent, while the leaves have evolved into spines...
, but also displays some of the area's desert trees and shrubs, and identifies plant communities found throughout the recreation area.