Herbularium du Morvan

The Herbularium du Morvan (500 m2), more formally known as the Herbularium du parc naturel régional du Morvan, is a botanical garden with arboretum located at the Maison du Parc in the Parc naturel régional du Morvan, Saint-Brisson, Nièvre, Burgundy, France. It is open year-round; admission is free.

The garden was established in 1987, inspired by medieval medicinal herb gardens but with a broader view encompassing plants native to the Morvan. It contains about 170 labeled species within 32 boxwood-edged beds (15 m2 each) as follows:

  • characteristic plants of the Morvan (ten beds)
  • climatic influences of the Morvan, with rare species (three beds)
  • botanical miscellany (three beds)
  • medicinal plants from the Morvan (six beds)
  • cultivated food plants (three beds)
  • local traditions (four beds)
  • common plants and folk medicine (three beds)

Its arboretum contains a number of labeled specimens as well as a pond.

See also

References

  • Parc naturel régional du Morvan
  • Petit Futé entry (French)[permanent dead link]
  • Parcs et Jardins entry (French)
  • Je Decouvre La France entry (French)
  • BaLaDO.fr entry (French)
  • 1001 Fleurs entry (French)
  • Vision Bourgogne entry (French) Archived 2008-08-08 at the Wayback Machine

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