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Botanical gardens in Switzerland have collections consisting entirely of Switzerland native and endemic species; most have a collection that include plants from around the world. There are botanical gardens and arboreta in all states and territories of Switzerland, most are administered by local governments, some are privately owned.
Individual trees in Switzerland (1 P) Pages in category "Flora of Switzerland" The following 92 pages are in this category, out of 92 total.
The garden is run by the Schynige Platte Alpine Garden Society, working closely with the Botanical Garden of Bern and the Institute for Plant Sciences at the University of Bern. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The garden was created in 1928, when an area of over 8,000 square metres (86,000 sq ft) was fenced off, ending centuries of use as alpine pasture , and it ...
Its leaves and flowers are covered with dense hairs, which appear to protect the plant from cold, aridity, and ultraviolet radiation. [2] It is a scarce, short-lived flower found in remote mountain areas and has been used as a symbol for alpinism , for rugged beauty and purity associated with the Alps and Carpathians.
Stachys byzantina (syn. S. lanata), the lamb's-ear [2] (lamb's ear) [3] or woolly hedgenettle, [4] is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to Armenia, Iran, and Turkey. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] It is cultivated throughout much of the temperate world as an ornamental plant , and is naturalised in some locations as an escapee from ...
The Arboretum is an important part of the historical lake quays (German: Quaianlagen) which were inaugurated in 1887.The quays are an important milestone in the development of the modern city of Zurich, as by the construction of the new lake front, Zurich was transformed from the medieval small town on the Limmat and Sihl rivers to an attractive modern city on the Zürichsee lake shore.
While Vietnam does not have an official flower, four plants are traditional regarded as the four graceful plants, namely: the lotus, the pine, bamboo, and the chrysanthemum. [10] [120] The lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) is generally regarded as the unofficial national flower of Vietnam, [121] as portrayed, for example, on their postage stamps. [122]
As of 2016, the eighteen official nature "parks of national importance" in Switzerland are: [1] National parks (1) Swiss National Park; Regional nature parks (16) Aargau Jura Park; Beverin Nature Park; Binntal Nature Park; Chasseral Nature Park; Diemtigtal Nature Park; Doubs Nature Park; Parc Ela; UNESCO Entlebuch Biosphere; Gantrisch Nature Park