Orto Botanico dell'Università dell'Aquila

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Orto Botanico dell'Università dell'Aquila, also called the Orto Botanico di Collemaggio, is a botanical garden in L'Aquila, in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It covers about 5.5 hectares and is run by the University of L'Aquila. The garden is near the Basilica di Collemaggio. It hosts around 460 plant species, including many native to Abruzzo, such as Adonis flammea subsp. cortiana, Anchusa hybrida, Campanula cavolinii, Cerastium scarani, Dianthus ciliatus, and Linaria purpurea.