Katse Botanical Gardens

Katse Botanical Gardens is a centre for Alpine flora in Katse village, Lesotho.^[1][2]

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Katse Botanical Gardens
Type	Botanical
Location	Katse Village, Lesotho
Coordinates	29.33472°S 28.48142°E / -29.33472; 28.48142 / -29.33472; 28.48142][[Category:Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas]]"},"html":"Coordinates: </templatestyles>\"}' data-mw='{\"name\":\"templatestyles\",\"attrs\":{\"src\":\"Module:Coordinates/styles.css\"},\"body\":{\"extsrc\":\"\"}}'/>29°20′05″S 28°28′53″E / 29.33472°S 28.48142°E / -29.33472; 28.48142"}">
Area	17 hectares (42 acres)
Opened	1996 (1996)
Owned by	Lesotho Highlands Development Authority
Status	Open All Year
Collections	Alpine plants
Website	Katse Botanical Gardens

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The gardens were created as a result of plant rescue missions to mitigate the impact of the Katse Dam, particularly spiral aloes.^[3] The collection has a focus on traditional Sotho medicinal plants and has a large seed bank.^[4]

At an altitude of 2229 meters it claims to be the highest botanical garden in the southern hemisphere.^[4]