Botanischer Garten der Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald
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The Botanischer Garten der Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald is a botanical garden
located adjacent to the Hans-Eisenmann-Haus visitor center in the Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald at Böhmstraße 35, Neuschönau
, Bavaria
, Germany
. The garden contains over 700 plant species
found in the Bavarian Forest
, in habitats ranging from meadow
s, slopes, and rock fields, to springs, pond
s, and bog
s. It also includes geological
displays.
Botanical garden
A botanical garden The terms botanic and botanical, and garden or gardens are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word botanic is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens. is a well-tended area displaying a wide range of plants labelled with their botanical names...
located adjacent to the Hans-Eisenmann-Haus visitor center in the Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald at Böhmstraße 35, Neuschönau
Neuschönau
Neuschönau is a municipality in the district of Freyung-Grafenau in Bavaria in Germany.-Points of interest:* Botanischer Garten der Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald, a botanical garden...
, Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. The garden contains over 700 plant species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
found in the Bavarian Forest
Bavarian Forest
thumb|The village of Zell in the Bavarian ForestThe Bavarian Forest is a wooded low-mountain region in Bavaria, Germany. It extends along the Czech border and is continued on the Czech side by the Šumava . Geographically the Bavarian Forest and Bohemian Forest are sections of the same mountain range...
, in habitats ranging from meadow
Meadow
A meadow is a field vegetated primarily by grass and other non-woody plants . The term is from Old English mædwe. In agriculture a meadow is grassland which is not grazed by domestic livestock but rather allowed to grow unchecked in order to make hay...
s, slopes, and rock fields, to springs, pond
Pond
A pond is a body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is usually smaller than a lake. A wide variety of man-made bodies of water are classified as ponds, including water gardens, water features and koi ponds; all designed for aesthetic ornamentation as landscape or architectural...
s, and bog
Bog
A bog, quagmire or mire is a wetland that accumulates acidic peat, a deposit of dead plant material—often mosses or, in Arctic climates, lichens....
s. It also includes geological
Geology
Geology is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which it evolves. Geology gives insight into the history of the Earth, as it provides the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and past climates...
displays.