Botanical Garden of the University of Bern

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Switzerland - Bern

Institution Code: BERN

BGCI Member: Yes

Main entrance of the Botanical Garden Bern
Main entrance of the Botanical Garden Bern

About the Botanical Garden of the University of Bern

The Botanical Garden of the University of Bern, founded in 1860, is a diverse and colourful oasis in the centre of Bern. The garden contains an enormous diversity of about 5500 different plant species from all over the world. It is a place of knowledge and learning but is also a feast for the senses or simply a place to rest and relax. It showcases the fascinating diversity of plants and communicates their great importance for human wellbeing, whilst at the same time raising awareness of the threats plants face and how to conserve them. The BOGA has a lot to offer in terms of a huge diversity of plants, education, science and culture.

Main Address:
Botanical Garden of the University of Bern
Altenbergrain 21
Bern
3013 Switzerland

Telephone: 41 (0)31 631 49 45
Fax:
URL: www.botanischergarten.ch/
Primary Email: info@botanischergarten.ch

Staff Details

  • Director's Name: Prof. Dr. Markus Fischer, Director
    Curator's Name: Dr. Katja Rembold
    Plant Records Officer's Name:
  • Total Staff:
    Horticultural Staff Number: 8
    Educational Staff Number: 3
    Research Staff Number: 5
    Administration Staff Number: 4

About the Garden

  • Institution Type: Botanic Garden
  • Status
  • Status: Private: No
    Status: State: Yes
    Status: Educational: Yes
    Status: Municipal: Yes
    Status: Satellite: No
    Status: Trust: Yes
  • Date founded: 1859
  • Physical Data
  • Natural Vegetation Area: Yes
  • Landscaped Area: Yes
  • Total Area: 3 Hectares
    Latitude: 46.9479
    Longitude: 7.4481
    Annual Rainfall: 1028 mm
    Altitude: 52.00 Metres
    Total area of glasshouses: 1000 Metres
  • Locality: Information
  • Locality: Garden Name: Botanischer Garten der Universität Bern
  • Local Address: Altenbergrain 21 3013 Bern
  • Locality: City: Bern
  • Locality: State: Bern

Features and Facilities

  • Herbarium: Yes
    Herbarium: Number of Specimens: 500000
    Arboretum: Yes
    Arboretum Size: 1
  • Seed Bank: Yes
    Published Plant Catalogue: Yes
    Computer Plant Record System: Yes
  • Open to public: Yes
    Friends society: Yes
    Retail Outlet: Shop: No
    Retail Outlet: Plant Sales: No
    Disabled access: Yes
  • Number of Volunteers: 2

Plant Collections

  • Accession Number: 8000
    Cultivation Taxa Num: 5500
  • Special Collections:Alpine plants
    Central Asian steppe vegetation
    Mediterranean plants
    Tropical mountain forests
    Succulent plants
    Medicinal plants
    Arboretum
    Asian plants
    Temperate southern hemisphere
  • Invasive Species Monitoring: Yes
    Invasive Species Policy: No
    Plant Collection Policy: Yes

Conservation Programmes

  • Conservation Programme: Yes
    Medicinal Plant Programme: Yes
    Ex Situ Conservation Programme: Yes
    Reintroduction Programme: Yes

Research Programmes

  • Biotechnology: No
    Plant Breeding: Yes
    Conservation - Biology: Yes
    Conservation - Genetics: No
    Data Management Systems and Information Technology: No
    Ecology: Yes
    Ecosystem Conservation: Yes
    Education: No
    Ethnobotany: No
    Exploration: No
    Floristics: No
    Horticulture: No
    Invasive Species Biology and Control: No
    Molecular Genetics: No
    Pollination Biology: No
    Restoration Ecology: Yes
    Seed/Spore Biology: No
    Systematics and Taxonomy: No
    Sustainability: Yes
    Pharmacology: No
    Agriculture: No
    Land Restoration: No
    Urban Environments: No

Education Programmes

  • Visitor/Education Centre: No
    Education Signs in Garden: Yes
    Public Lectures/Talks: Yes
    Education Booklets/Leaflets: Yes
    Guided Tours: Yes
    Permanent Public Displays: Yes
    Special Exhibitions: Yes
    Courses for School Children: Yes
    Courses for University/College Students: Yes
    Courses for General Public: Yes
    Education Programme: Yes