Botanischer Garten der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Germany - Deutschland - Erlangen

Institution Code: ER

Main Address:
Botanischer Garten der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Loschgestr. 1
Erlangen
91054 Germany - Deutschland

Telephone: 09131/8522969
Fax:
URL: www.botanischer-garten.fau.de
Primary Email: walter.welss@fau.de

Director's Name: Prof. Dr. Markus Albert
Curator's Name: Dr. Walter Welss
Plant Records Officer's Name: Katrin Simon

Arboretum: Yes
Arboretum Size: 1
Micropropagation/ Tissue Culture Facilities: No
Seed Bank: No
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

Cultivation Taxa Num: 8000
Special Collections:In the historical city-center of Erlangen the Botanical Garden of the Friedrich-Alexander-University is located north of the adjacent manor house garden. With an area of 2 ha it ranks among the smallest sites of its kind in Germany.

Noteworhty is the remarkable collection of rare species of the genus Sorbus that includes a lot of endemic plants whose
only natural occurance is the Frankenalb.

The collection of alpine plants contains around 600 accessions.

The greenhouses encompass about 1700m² and are rich in diversity. They house plants of the tropical lowland and montane rain forests, of mangroves and of arid climates.
Other conservatories contain tropical agricultural crops and epiphytes.

The special flora of Macaronesia can be admired in the glasshouse dedicated to the Canary Islands.

Due to the convenient location of the botanical garden in the city-center of Erlangen and its closeness to university facilities and hospitals a lot of people frequent the garden.
Invasive Species Monitoring: No
Invasive Species Policy: No
ABS Policy: Yes
Plant Collection Policy: Yes

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

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