Jardín Botánico Atlántico de Gijón

Spain - Asturias - Gijón/Xixón

Garden Information

Institution Code: JBAG

About the Jardín Botánico Atlántico de Gijón

The Atlantic Botanic Garden specializes in the flora and vegetation of the Northern Atlantic. It is organized in four main collections exhibiting the local flora, the useful plants of the Old and the New Worlds, a recreational garden from the 19th Century, and the main biomes from both shores of the ocean. The garden includes two natural woods, the alder forest of the river Peñafrancia and the Tragamón oak dehesa.

Main Address:
Jardín Botánico Atlántico de Gijón
Avda. del Jardín Botánico 2230
Gijón/Xixón
Asturias 33394 Spain

Telephone: 0034985185149
Fax: 0034985130685
URL: http://botanico.gijon.es/
Primary Email: ravergel@gijon.es

Staff Details

Director's Name: Jesús Martínez Salvador
Curator's Name: Alvaro Bueno Sánchez
Plant Records Officer's Name: José Ignacio Alonso Felpete
Total Staff:
Horticultural Staff Number: 18
Educational Staff Number: 4
Research Staff Number: 7
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: No
Date founded: 2003
Physical Data
Natural Vegetation Area: Yes
Natural vegetation area: Size: 16 Hectares
Landscaped Area: Yes
Total Area: 17 Hectares
Latitude: 43.5467029
Longitude: -5.6628859
Annual Rainfall: 971 mm
Altitude: 25.00 Metres
Total area of glasshouses: 1000 Metres

Features and Facilities

Herbarium: Yes
Herbarium: Number of Specimens: 45000
Arboretum: No
Micropropagation/ Tissue Culture Facilities: No
Seed Bank: Yes
Published Plant Catalogue: Yes
Computer Plant Record System: Yes
Open to public: Yes
Friends society: Yes
Retail Outlet: Shop: Yes
Retail Outlet: Plant Sales: Yes
Disabled access: Yes
Number of Visitors: 110000

Plant Collections

Accession Number: 10051
Cultivation Taxa Num: 2500
Special Collections:Cantabrian Environment

Ecologically oriented collection that holds the native plant communities of the Cantabrian territories of NW Spain. The collection is committed to the preservation and study of the local flora.

Plant Factory

Educational collection that focuses on the useful side of plants on the northern shores of the Atlantic Ocean. Special attention is given to the exchange of plant species between the New World and the Old.

La Isla Historical Garden

Recreational garden built in 1870 for the local industrialist Florencio Valdés. Its restoration in 2003 has preserved the original romantic plot while the plant collection has been expanded with ornamental species from all around the world.

Atlantic Itinerary

A voyage through the landscapes of the Northern Atlantic, especially from the temperate and boreal regions. The North American Boreal Biome is currently being developed, and in the near future the Mediterranean and Tropical regions will be represented as well.
Invasive Species Policy: Yes

Conservation Programmes

Conservation Programme: Yes
Medicinal Plant Programme: No
Ex Situ Conservation Programme: Yes
Reintroduction Programme: Yes

Research Programmes

Plant Breeding: Yes
Conservation - Biology: Yes
Conservation - Genetics: Yes
Data Management Systems and Information Technology: Yes
Ecology: Yes
Ecosystem Conservation: Yes
Education: Yes
Floristics: Yes
Seed/Spore Biology: Yes
Systematics and Taxonomy: Yes
Land Restoration: Yes

Education Programmes

Visitor/Education Centre: Yes
Public Lectures/Talks: Yes
Education Booklets/Leaflets: Yes
Guided Tours: Yes
Special Exhibitions: Yes
Courses for School Children: Yes
Courses for University/College Students: Yes
Courses for General Public: Yes
Education Programme: Yes

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