Jardin Botanique de la Ville de Caen

France - Caen

Garden Information

Institution Code: CAEN

BGCI Member: No

Greenhouses and rock garden

About the Jardin Botanique de la Ville de Caen

Location: CAEN
Founded: 1736
Garden Name: Jardin Botanique de la Ville et de l'Universite
Address: 5 Place Blot, F-14000 CAEN, Calvados
Status: Municipal
Herbarium: Yes Approx. no. of herbarium specimens: 6,000
Ex situ Collections:
Acer, Betula, C

Main Address:
Jardin Botanique de la Ville de Caen
5 Place Blot, F-14000 CAEN, Calvados, France.
Caen
France

Telephone: 33 2 31 30 48 38
Fax: 33 2 31 30 48 31
URL:
Primary Email: nhubert@caen.fr

Staff Details

Director's Name: Mme Hélène Foucher
Curator's Name:
Plant Records Officer's Name:
Total Staff:
Horticultural Staff Number: 16
Educational Staff Number: 3
Research Staff Number:
Administration Staff Number:

About the Garden

Institution Type: Botanic Garden
Status
Status: Private: No
Status: Municipal: Yes
Date founded: 1689
Physical Data
Natural Vegetation Area: Yes
Landscaped Area: Yes
Total Area: 4 Hectares
Latitude: 49.1846
Longitude: -0.3719
Annual Rainfall: 660 mm
Altitude: 18.00 Metres
Total area of glasshouses: 2500 Metres
Additional Locations
Satellite Garden Names: Colline aux oiseaux, Jardin des simples, Forêt de Grimbosq, La Prairie, parc Claude Decaen, Parc Saint Paul, Vallée du Mémorial, Parc de la Fossette
Locality: Information
Locality: Garden Name: Jardin des plantes de la ville de Caen
Local Address: 5 place Blot
Locality: City: 14000 Caen
Locality: State: Normandie

Features and Facilities

Herbarium: No
Arboretum: No
Seed Bank: Yes
Published Plant Catalogue: Yes
Computer Plant Record System: Yes
Open to public: Yes
Friends society: No
Retail Outlet: Shop: No
Retail Outlet: Plant Sales: No
Disabled access: Yes
Number of Visitors: 190000

Plant Collections

Special Collections:Normandy flora (950 wild plant species), orangery, alpines, thematic plants, exotic plants (CCVS plants : Peperomia, rhipsalis, cryptanthus and Sansevieria)

Conservation Programmes

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

Research Programmes

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

Education Programmes

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

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