Living Collection of the Gothenburg Botanical Garden
Citation
Havström M, Krüger Å (2024). Living Collection of the Gothenburg Botanical Garden. Version 1.8. Gothenburg Botanical Garden. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/cchsv3 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-08-17.Description
The area in total is 175 hectares (ca 430 acres), of which most constitutes a nature reserve including the arboretum. The garden proper is about 40 hectares and here grow some 16,000 different species and cultivars. There are many different parts of the garden such as the Rhododendron Valley, the Japanese Glade and the Rockgarden. In the Greenhouses you will find about 4,000 various species and cultivars, including some 1,500 orchids, a remarkable travertine department and the rare Eastern Island Tree. The garden is involved in conservation projects of threatened species in western Sweden.Purpose
Research, horticulture, conservation, educationSampling Description
Study Extent
Living collection of vascular plants from a wide geographical range.Sampling
Seed exchange, field collecting of living material among others.Quality Control
CurationMethod steps
- Not appicable
Taxonomic Coverages
The collection includes vascular plants.
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Tracheophytescommon name: Vascular plants rank: phylum
Geographic Coverages
The collection has a broad geographical range.
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Mats Havströmoriginator
position: Head of research and collections
Gothenburg Botanical Garden
Carl Skottbergs gata 22a
Göteborg
41319
SE
email: Mats.Havstrom@vgregion.se
homepage: http://www.botaniska.se
Åsa Krüger
metadata author
position: Scientific curator
Gothenburg Botanical Garden
Cal Skottbergsgata 22a
Göteborg
41319
SE
email: asa.kruger@vgregion.se
homepage: http://www.botaniska.se
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4790-2672
Åsa Krüger
metadata author
position: Scientific curator
Gothenburg Botanical Garden
Carl Skottsbergs gata 22a
Göteborg
41319
SE
email: asa.kruger@vgregion.se
homepage: http://www.botaniska.se
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4790-2672
Mats Havström
curator
position: Head of research and collections
Gothenburg Botanical Garden
Carl Skottbergs gata 22a
Göteborg
41319
SE
email: Mats.Havstrom@vgregion.se
homepage: http://www.botaniska.se
Mats Havström
administrative point of contact
position: Head of research and collections
Gothenburg Botanical Garden
Carl Skottbergs gata 22a
Göteborg
41319
SE
email: Mats.Havstrom@vgregion.se
homepage: http://www.botaniska.se
Åsa Krüger
administrative point of contact
position: Scientific curator
Gothenburg Botanical Garden
Cal Skottbergsgata 22a
Göteborg
41319
SE
email: asa.kruger@vgregion.se
homepage: http://www.botaniska.se
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4790-2672
Hanna Tornevall
administrative point of contact
position: Director
Gothenburg Botanical Garden
Carl Skottsbergs gata 22 a
Göteborg
41319
SE
email: hanna.tornevall@vgregion.se
homepage: http://www.botaniska.se