
BGCI: The global network Our work Our supporters and partners Join in Resource centre Education centre Climate change information centre PlantSearch GardenSearch Sign up to our newsletter:	BGCI > Garden Botanischer Garten Austria - Tyrol - Innsbruck Garden Information Institution Code: IB International Agenda Registration: N BGCI Member: Y Tropical Greenhouses About the Botanischer Garten In the Botanical Garden we find the following plots: - 2,5 acres arboretum in which the trees and bushes are systematically arranged - 1000 square meters of herbs and poisonous plants, classified according to phytochemical principles - 129 square meters taste and touch garden where the plants are labelled in Braille. - 2000 square meters alpine garden arranged according to geographical and geological principles including plants from all over the globe. - 80 square meters Alpine House - 1000 square meters systematic garden, an area in which the plants are arranged according to plant families 633 m2 tropical greenhouse: tropical houseplants, water plants, ferns, epiphytes, carnivorous plants, cacti and succulents, plants from the Mediterranean and the Canary Islands. Opening Hours: The park and all other open-air grounds are open throughout the year from 7.30 to 19.00 (to 16.30 during the winter months). No entrance fees. The tropical green houses are open every Tuesday,Thursday and every first Sunday in the month from 13.00 to 16.00 Main Address: Botanischer Garten Botanical Gardens of the University of Innsbruck Sternwartestrasse 15 Innsbruck Tyrol 6020 Austria Telephone: 43 (0)512 507 5910 Fax: 43 (0)512 507 96952 URL: bot-garden.uibk.ac.at Primary Email: Botanischer-Garten@uibk.ac.at Staff Details Director's Name: Peter Daniel Schlorhaufer, Head Curator's Name: Plant Records Officer's Name: Total Staff: Horticultural Staff Number: 7 Educational Staff Number: 2 Research Staff Number: 1 Administration Staff Number: 1 About the Garden Institution Type: Botanic Garden Status Status: Private: N Status: State: N Status: Educational: Y Status: Municipal: N Status: Satellite: Y Status: Trust: N Date founded: 1909 Physical Data Natural Vegetation Area: N Landscaped Area: Y Total Area: 2 Hectares Latitude: 47.2500 Longitude: 11.5000 Annual Rainfall: 860 mm Altitude: 600.00 Metres Total area of glasshouses: 1200 Metres Total area of shadehouses: 1200 Metres Additional Locations Satellite Garden Names: Alpine Garden on Mount Patscherkofel On Mt.Patscherkofel, the mountain arising direct in the south of the city of Innsbruck, the Alpine Garden of the University of Innsbruck was reopened to the public in the autumn of 1994. This Alpine Garden is the highest located Botanical Garden in Austria and was founded in 1930 by the Leopold-Franzens University Innsbruck. A new, modern research station within the garden enables Botanists all year round to carry out their studies directly in the field. The 1 hectare (= 2.470 acres) large garden is situated at 2000m above sea near the top station of the Patscherkofel cable car and therefore fast and easily reached. The garden is fenced since 1930 and a lot of plants could maintain here, which were otherwise superseded by the lot of grazing cattle. The favorable position of the garden, situated within the timberline, enables us to show different plant communities naturally occurring here. A new trail leading through the steep area allows the visitors a close view to the communities such as timberline forests, elfin wood/ Krummholz, tall alpine herbfield or alpine tundra associations. Only the understanding of the sensitive balance can help to save this endangered communities. In addition we also want to show plants from other alpine regions of the world. Locality: Information Locality: Garden Name: Botanischer Garten und Alpengarten Patscherkofel Local Address: Sternwartestrasse 15 A-6020 Innsbruck Oesterreich Locality: City: Innsbruck/Hoetting Locality: State: Tirol Features and Facilities Herbarium: N Arboretum: Y Arboretum Size: 1 Micropropagation/ Tissue Culture Facilities: N Seed Bank: N Published Plant Catalogue: N Computer Plant Record System: Y Open to public: Y Friends society: Y Retail Outlet: Shop: N Retail Outlet: Plant Sales: N Disabled access: Y Number of Visitors: 10000 Plant Collections Accession Number: 6000 Cultivation Taxa Num: 8000 Special Collections:Mediterranean and subtropical plants, geographical and geological divided Alpinum,Alpine House, systematical area, succulents, tropical/subtropical greenhouses, medical plants collection. Conservation Programmes Conservation Programme: N Medicinal Plant Programme: N Ex Situ Conservation Programme: N Reintroduction Programme: N Research Programmes Biotechnology: N Plant Breeding: Y Conservation - Biology: N Conservation - Genetics: N Data Management Systems and Information Technology: N Ecology: N Ecosystem Conservation: N Education: Y Ethnobotany: N Exploration: N Floristics: Y Horticulture: Y Invasive Species Biology and Control: N Molecular Genetics: N Pollination Biology: N Restoration Ecology: N Seed/Spore Biology: N Sustainability: N Pharmacology: N Agriculture: N Land Restoration: N Urban Environments: N Education Programmes Visitor/Education Centre: Y Education Signs in Garden: Y Public Lectures/Talks: Y Education Booklets/Leaflets: Y Guided Tours: Y Permanent Public Displays: Y Special Exhibitions: Y Courses for School Children: Y Courses for University/College Students: Y Courses for General Public: Y Education Programme: Y	Journal Articles In the Spotlight - Dr. Suzanne Kapelari August 2007 Related News New Plant Education Website Launched 14th December 2007