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Botanical Garden of the University of Strasbourg

The Botanical Garden of the University of Strasbourg, founded in 1619, is the second oldest in France. It covers 3.5 hectares and brings together more than 6,000 plant species, with specialised collections of Cornus (35 species, labelled as a National Collection), Cotoneaster (300 species), Euphorbia (200 species) and Sansevieria (110 species), among others. Visitors can explore nine sections around the Institute of Botany, such as the arboretum, the systematic garden, the pond with aquatic plants and several greenhouses, including the historic Bary greenhouse, twelve-sided in shape and listed as a historic monument. The garden serves an educational and conservation purpose, offering guided tours and educational activities.

Things to do at Botanical Garden of the University of Strasbourg: 17 missions

• Visit University of Strasbourg Botanical GardenVisit University of Strasbourg Botanical Garden in Strasbourg and get to know the place on the ground.
• Visit the Bary greenhouseVisit the Bary greenhouse, the twelve-sided greenhouse that was saved from the 1963 demolition.
• Explore the Warm GreenhouseVisit the Warm Greenhouse of the botanical garden.
• Visit the cold greenhouseVisit the cold greenhouse of the University of Strasbourg Botanical Garden.
• Explore the Herb GreenhouseVisit the Herb Greenhouse of the botanical garden.
• Explore the Temperate GreenhouseVisit the Temperate Greenhouse of the botanical garden.
• Visit the grass greenhouseVisit the grass greenhouse of the University of Strasbourg Botanical Garden.
• Explore the Tropical GreenhouseVisit the Tropical Greenhouse of the botanical garden.
• Take the botanical garden's guided toursJoin the guided tours that the botanical garden offers to raise public awareness.
• Discover the useful plantsDiscover the useful plants, one of the nine plots surrounding the Institute of Botany.
• Look at the Ecological PlantingsLook at the Ecological Plantings of the University of Strasbourg Botanical Garden.
• Explore the arboretumExplore the arboretum of the University of Strasbourg Botanical Garden.
• Walk through the Systematic GardenExplore the Systematic Garden of the University of Strasbourg Botanical Garden.
• Take part in the botanical garden's educational activitiesTake part in the educational activities that the botanical garden offers to raise public awareness.
• Look at the pondLook at the pond, one of the nine plots surrounding the Institute of Botany.
• Discover the Plants of Economic InterestDiscover the Plants of Economic Interest of the University of Strasbourg Botanical Garden.
• Look at the Pond with the aquatic plant collectionContemplate the Pond with the aquatic plant collection in the botanical garden.

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