The Giardino Botanico di Valbonella is a nature preserve and botanical garden

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...

 in the Foreste Casentinesi, Monte Falterona, Campigna National Park

Foreste Casentinesi, Monte Falterona, Campigna National Park

The Parco Nazionale delle Foreste Casentinesi, Monte Falterona, Campigna is a national park in Italy. Created in 1993, it covers an area of about 365 square kilometres , on the two sides of the Apennine watershed between Romagna and Tuscany, and is divided between the provinces of Forlì Cesena,...

, about 3 kilometers from Corniolo, Santa Sofia

Santa Sofia, Italy

Santa Sofia is a comune in the Province of Forlì-Cesena in the Italian region Emilia–Romagna, located about 80 km southeast of Bologna and about 35 km southwest of Forlì....

, Province of Forlì-Cesena

Province of Forlì-Cesena

The Province of Forlì-Cesena is a province in the Emilia–Romagna region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Forlì.It has an area of 2,377 km², and a total population of 371,318 . There are 30 comuni in the province, see Comuni of the Province of Forlì-Cesena...

, Emilia-Romagna

Emilia-Romagna

Emilia–Romagna is an administrative region of Northern Italy comprising the two historic regions of Emilia and Romagna. The capital is Bologna; it has an area of and about 4.4 million inhabitants....

, Italy

Italy

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. Located at an altitude of 700 meters, it has a surface of two hectares.

The garden was established in 1983 by the regional and provincial governments, in collaboration with the State Forestry Corps, for education about the natural environment of the Apennine Mountains

Apennine mountains

The Apennines or Apennine Mountains or Greek oros but just as often used alone as a noun. The ancient Greeks and Romans typically but not always used "mountain" in the singular to mean one or a range; thus, "the Apennine mountain" refers to the entire chain and is translated "the Apennine...

. It contains about 300 indigenous 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...

, with 3 thematic trails through forest, wetlands, and open fields. Many plants are marked with cards giving scientific name, flowering period, etc.