Jardin botanique montagnard
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The Jardin botanique montagnard (2 hectares), also known as the Jardin botanique du Mazet-Saint-Voy, is a municipal botanical garden
located in Mazet-Saint-Voy
, Haute-Loire
, Auvergne
, France
. The garden was established in 1987, and now contains about 450 regionally-threatened plant species
, as well as 6 additional species protected in the Haute-Loire and 8 species listed nationally for protection.
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 in Mazet-Saint-Voy
Mazet-Saint-Voy
Mazet-Saint-Voy is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France....
, Haute-Loire
Haute-Loire
Haute-Loire is a department in south-central France named after the Loire River.-History:Haute-Loire is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
, Auvergne
Auvergne (région)
Auvergne is one of the 27 administrative regions of France. It comprises the 4 departments of Allier, Puy de Dome, Cantal and Haute Loire.The current administrative region of Auvergne is larger than the historical province of Auvergne, and includes provinces and areas that historically were not...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. The garden was established in 1987, and now contains about 450 regionally-threatened 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...
, as well as 6 additional species protected in the Haute-Loire and 8 species listed nationally for protection.