Herbularium du Morvan

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Parc Naturel Régional du Morvan, Château de Saint-Brisson, 58230 Saint-Brisson, France

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N47° 16' 31.08" E4° 5' 56.4"   (47.2753, 4.099) Start navigation »

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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.

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