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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 living collection is divided into several sections: an arboretum, rock gardens and banks of protected plants, medicinal and useful plants, greenhouses, horticultural plants (including a "garden of scent and touch"). The garden also incorporates a zoo dedicated to conservation and the Botanicum (a family space) near the lake.
It specialises in research into the high altitude flora of Switzerland, and has a display of over 600 species of plants native to the Swiss Alps. 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]
Flora typical of the Alpine Region of the Alps. The Alps are one of the great mountain range systems of Europe stretching approximately 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) across eight Alpine countries from Austria and Slovenia in the east, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany, France to the west and Italy and Monaco to the south.
The Arboretum is a botanical garden, public park and arboretum in Switzerland. The garden is part of the so-called Quaianlagen, a series of lakefronts in Zurich. [1] The area also houses a lido, a public bath with a lake sauna, and the Voliere Zürich including the Vogelpflegestation, a unique sanatorium for birds.
This is a list of countries that have officially designated one or more trees as their national trees. Most species in the list are officially designated.
Najas flexilis is an aquatic annual plant native to parts of North America and Europe. It is native to northern and central Europe from Norway to Ireland to Switzerland, and from there across Russia (including Siberia).