Garden in Germany
The Botanischer Garten der Universität Karlsruhe is a
botanical garden maintained by the
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology directorate of
Peter Nick. It is located at Am Fasanengarten 2,
Karlsruhe,
Baden-Württemberg,
Germany.
The garden contains a total of 5,700 plant
species, including 1,930
endangered species per the
IUCN Red List or
CITES conventions. It has three major missions:
- Research, particularly in understanding the
molecular basis of development, growth, and
metabolism, with specific projects in
Arabidopsis thaliana,
Gnetum gnemon,
Nicotiana tabacum,
Oryza sativa, and
Vitis vinifera. The garden currently cultivates over 50 species of wild
grape vines for use in research against
downy mildew, as well as a collection of wild
rice species from all over the world.
- Teaching, for which the garden provides plant material for the courses and is used for field trips and the comparison of plant types.
- Conservation of rare species and varieties of plants, including
Althaea hirsuta,
Androsace septentivionalis,
Apium graveolens,
Campanula cervicaria,
Cnidium dubium,
Equisetum × trachyodon,
Gentiana cruziata,
Leonurus cardica,
Ludwigia palustris,
Marsilea quadrifolia,
Polystichum braunii,
Populus nigra,
Salix repens,
Scirpus carinatus,
Scirpus triqueter,
Stipa ioannis,
Taraxacum acoriferum,
Taraxacum balticiforme,
Taraxacum germanicum,
Taraxacum pollichii,
Trapa natans,
Vaccinium x intermedia,
Viola uliginosa, and
Vitis vinifera L. ssp. sylvestris. It also maintains good collections of
succulents and
orchids.
See also
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