The disappearance of such vital biodiversity poses one of the greatest challenges for the world community to halt and botanic gardens may be one of the solutions, today Mazhar Herbarium houses the largest collection of cultivated plants in Egypt. 

Mazhar Herbarium, Herbarium is a scientific museum and data bank for plants conservation and documentation, it has a vital role in medicinal and economic fields. As many plant species are threatened with extinction, before they are studied and collected.  

Mazhar herbarium started with 4000 specimens, then more than 8000 specimens of cultivated plants and 6,600 specimens of wild plants were added.  

Every living plant is labeled to document its information for researchers to study and to enrich environmental lovers' visits. Its rich herbarium content and propagating more and more new plants keep growing due to its 100 passionate staff members and its loving founder.  

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