The Western Australian Seed Centre (Kings Park)

The WA Seed Centre, Kings Park is located in the Biodiversity Conservation Centre in Kings Park and Botanic Garden and has been involved in the collection, storage and propagation of Western Australian native plant seeds since the early 1960’s. Programs of the WA Seed Centre, Kings Park focus on collecting seed and plant material for conservation, ecological restoration, plant breeding, and research, as well as supporting the displays of WA’s plant species in the Western Australian Botanic Garden. Seed and plant material is collected from locations throughout Western Australia including the Kimberley over 3,000 km to the north of Perth, the Great Victoria Desert in the east, and Esperance and Cape Arid in the south-east. Seeds from over 3,500 different plant species are now stored in the seed bank.