A botanical garden is a place where plant

Plant

Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...

s, especially fern

Fern

A fern is any one of a group of about 12,000 species of plants belonging to the botanical group known as Pteridophyta. Unlike mosses, they have xylem and phloem . They have stems, leaves, and roots like other vascular plants...

s, conifers and flowering plant

Flowering plant

The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...

s, are grown and displayed for the purposes of research

Research

Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...

, conservation

Wildlife

Wildlife includes all non-domesticated plants, animals and other organisms. Domesticating wild plant and animal species for human benefit has occurred many times all over the planet, and has a major impact on the environment, both positive and negative....

, and education

Education

Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...

. This distinguishes them from parks and pleasure gardens where plants, usually with showy flowers, are grown for public amenity only. 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...

s that specialize in trees are sometimes referred to as arboretum

Arboretum

An arboretum in a narrow sense is a collection of trees only. Related collections include a fruticetum , and a viticetum, a collection of vines. More commonly, today, an arboretum is a botanical garden containing living collections of woody plants intended at least partly for scientific study...

s. They are occasionally associated with zoo

Zoo

A zoological garden, zoological park, menagerie, or zoo is a facility in which animals are confined within enclosures, displayed to the public, and in which they may also be bred....

s.
The earliest botanical gardens were founded in the late Renaissance

Renaissance

The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...

 at the University of Pisa

University of Pisa

The University of Pisa , located in Pisa, Tuscany, is one of the oldest universities in Italy. It was formally founded on September 3, 1343 by an edict of Pope Clement VI, although there had been lectures on law in Pisa since the 11th century...

 (1543) and the University of Padua

University of Padua

The University of Padua is a premier Italian university located in the city of Padua, Italy. The University of Padua was founded in 1222 as a school of law and was one of the most prominent universities in early modern Europe. It is among the earliest universities of the world and the second...

 (1545) in Italy, for the study and teaching of medical botany. Many Universities today have botanical gardens for student teaching and academic research, e.g. the Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University, USA, the Bonn University Botanic Garden, Bonn, Germany, the Cambridge University Botanic Garden

Cambridge University Botanic Garden

The Cambridge University Botanic Garden is a botanical garden located in Cambridge, England. It lies between Trumpington Road to the west and Hills Road to the east, close to Cambridge railway station. The garden covers an area of 16 hectares...

, Cambridge, England, the Hortus Botanicus

Hortus Botanicus Leiden

The Hortus botanicus of Leiden is the oldest botanical garden of the Netherlands, and one of the oldest in the world. It is located in the southwestern part of the historical centre of the city, between the Academy building and the Leiden Observatory....

, Leiden, Netherlands, and the Kraus Preserve of Ohio Wesleyan University

Kraus Preserve of Ohio Wesleyan University

The Kraus Wilderness Preserve of Ohio Wesleyan University was founded in 1976 when the John Kraus provided the University with a 53-acre land "for instruction in agriculture, horticulture, and related subjects"...

, USA.

This page lists important botanical gardens throughout the world.

A useful database cataloging the world's botanic gardens can also be found at the Botanic Gardens Conservation International

Botanic Gardens Conservation International

Botanic Gardens Conservation International is a plant conservation charity based in London, England. It is a membership organisation, working with 800 botanic gardens in 118 countries, whose combined work forms the world's largest plant conservation network.Founded in 1987, BGCI is a registered...

 (BGCI) website. With over 800 participating botanical gardens, BGCI forms the world's largest network for plant conservation and environmental education.

Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

• Administración de Parques Nacionales
• Arboretum Guaycolec y Arboretum de la Facultad de Recursos Naturales
• Asociación Civil Los Algarrobos
• Bosque Autóctono "El Espinal"
• Facultad de Ciencias Forestales, Universidad Nacional de Misiones
• Fundación Cultural Argentino Japonesa
• Jardín Agrobotánico de Santa Catalina
• Jardín Biológico de América
• Jardín Botánico "Arturo E. Ragonese"
• Buenos Aires Botanical Garden
  Buenos Aires Botanical Garden
  The Buenos Aires Botanical Garden is located in the Palermo neighborhood of Buenos Aires in Argentina. The garden is triangular in shape, and is bounded by Sante Fé Avenue, Las Heras Avenue and República Árabe Siria Street...
  
   — Jardín Botánico "Carlos Thays"
• Jardín Botánico de Chacras de Coria
• Jardín Botánico de Córdoba
• Jardín Botánico de la Ciudad de Corrientes
• Jardín Botánico de la Facultad de Agronomía de Azul
• Jardín Botánico de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias de Esperanza
• Jardín Botánico de la Facultad de Ciencias Forestales de la U.N.S.E.
• Jardín Botánico de la Fundación Miguel Lillo
• Jardín Botánico de la Patagonia Extra-andina
• Jardín Botánico "Dr Miguel J Culaciati"
• Jardín Botánico "El Viejo Molino"
• Jardín Botánico EMETA Chamical
• Jardín Botánico Ezeiza
• Jardín Botánico "Gaspar Xuarez", Universidad Católica de Córdoba
• Jardín Botánico Municipal de San Carlos Centro
• Jardín Botánico Municipal y Area de Emprendimientos Productivos
• Jardín Botánico Oro Verde
• Jardín Botánico Pillahuincó
• Jardín Botánico "Tierra del Sur"
• Jardín Botánico Universidad Nacional de San Luis
• Jardín de Aclimatación del Arido Patagónico
• Jardin de Cactus Catamarca
• Museo de Ciencias Naturales "Augusto G Schulz"
• Red Argentina de Jardines Botánicos

Armenia

Armenia

Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...

• Yerevan Botanical Garden
  Yerevan Botanical Garden
  The Botanical Garden of the Armenian National Academy of Sciences is responsible for plant collections in Armenia . The Botanic Garden of Yerevan is situated in the north-eastern part of city...
  
  
• Ijevan Botanical Garden
• Stepanavan Dendropark
  Stepanavan Dendropark
  The Stepanavan Dendropark is an arboretum located near Gyulagarak village, Armenia's Lori province . It was established in 1933 by Polish engineer-forester Edmon Leonovich...
  
   (near Gyulagarak
  Gyulagarak
  Gyulagarak is a village in the Lori Province of Armenia.Gyulagarak is near the Stepanavan Dendropark.-Villages nearby:* Garrgarr* Hobardzi* Vardablur* Amrakits* Lori Berd- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com...
  
  )
• Stepanakert Botanical Garden

Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

• Patscherkofel Alpine Garden - University of Innsbruck
• Innsbruck University Botanic Garden
• Linz Botanic Garden - Linz
  Linz
  Linz is the third-largest city of Austria and capital of the state of Upper Austria . It is located in the north centre of Austria, approximately south of the Czech border, on both sides of the river Danube. The population of the city is , and that of the Greater Linz conurbation is about...
  
  
• Botanical Garden of the University of Vienna
  Botanical Garden of the University of Vienna
  The Botanical Garden of the University of Vienna is a botanical garden in Vienna, Austria. It covers 8 hectares and is immediately adjacent to the Belvedere gardens....
  
  

Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

• National Botanical Garden of Bangladesh
  National Botanical Garden of Bangladesh
  The National Botanical Garden of Bangladesh, also referred to as Bangladesh National Herbarium, is the largest plant conservation center in Bangladesh, with an area of around . It is located at Mirpur in Dhaka, beside the Dhaka Zoo...
  
  , Mirpur
  Mirpur Thana
  Mirpur is a thana of Dhaka city, Bangladesh. It is bounded by Pallabi Thana to the north, Mohammadpur Thana to the south, Kafrul to the east - to the west it is bounded by Savar Upazila.-Geography:Mirpur is located at...
  
  , Dhaka
  Dhaka
  Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...
  
  
• Baldha Garden
  Baldha Garden
  Baldha Garden is an enriched botanical garden which spans of land located at Wari in the old part of the city of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It has a collection of 672 species of plants. The Baldha Garden is now managed as a satellite unit of the National Botanical Garden by the Department...
  
  . Wari, Dhaka
  Dhaka
  Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...
  
  

Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

• Antwerp Botanic Garden
• National Botanic Garden of Belgium
  National Botanic Garden of Belgium
  The National Botanic Garden of Belgium is located in the grounds of Bouchout Castle near the village of Meise, just north of Brussels. It is one of the largest botanical gardens in the world with an extensive collection of living plants in addition to a herbarium of over 3 million specimens...
  
   - Meise
  Meise
  Meise is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Meise proper and Wolvertem , and, several smaller villages like Sint-Brixius-Rode, Oppem, Meusegem, Impde/Imde, Rossem, Westrode and quarters as Bouchout, Nerom and Slozen. As of...
  
  
• Arboretum Kalmthout
  Arboretum Kalmthout
  The Arboretum Kalmthout is a botanical garden in Kalmthout, Belgium. It was started as a tree plantation by Charles Van Geert in 1857. In 1986 it became property of the Antwerp province and is now open to public.-External links:...
  
   - Kalmthout
  Kalmthout
  Kalmthout is a municipality in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises only the village of Kalmthout. On January 1, 2007 Kalmthout had a population of 17,508. The total area is...
  
  
• Hortus Botanicus Lovaniensis
  Hortus Botanicus Lovaniensis
  The Hortus Botanicus Lovaniensis is the oldest botanical garden of Belgium, dating from 1738. It is situated in the centre of Leuven and measures 2,2 ha.-History:...
  
   - Leuven
  Leuven
  Leuven is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region, Belgium...
  
  
• Bokrijk Arboretum
• Arboretum Provinciaal Domein Het Leen
• Ghent University Botanic Garden

Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

• Instituto Plantarum - São Paulo
  São Paulo
  São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
  
  
• Fundação Zoobotânica - Porto Alegre
  Porto Alegre
  Porto Alegre is the tenth most populous municipality in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants, and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area . It is also the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian...
  
  
• Fundação Zoo-Botânica de Belo Horizonte(Zoo-botanical foundation of Belo Horizonte) - Belo Horizonte
  Belo Horizonte
  Belo Horizonte is the capital of and largest city in the state of Minas Gerais, located in the southeastern region of Brazil. It is the third largest metropolitan area in the country...
  
  
• Jardim Botânico de Curitiba
  Botanical Garden of Curitiba
  The Jardim Botânico de Curitiba, in Portuguese, or the Botanical Garden of Curitiba, in English, is also known as the "Jardim Botânico Fanchette Rischbieter". This is a park located in the city of Curitiba, the capital of the state of Paraná, and the biggest city in southern Brazil...
  
   - Curitiba
  Curitiba
  Curitiba is the capital of the Brazilian state of Paraná. It is the largest city with the biggest economy of both Paraná and southern Brazil. The population of Curitiba numbers approximately 1.75 million people and the latest GDP figures for the city surpass US$61 billion according to...
  
  
• Jardim Botânico de São Paulo - São Paulo
  São Paulo
  São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
  
  
• Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro
  Rio de Janeiro
  Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
  
  
• Núcleo de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Jardim Botânico - Campinas
  Campinas
  Campinas is a city and municipality located in the coastal interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. is the administrative center of the meso-region of the same name, with 3,783,597 inhabitants as of the 2010 Census, consisting of 49 cities....
  
  

Bulgaria

Bulgaria

Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...

• Sofia University Botanical garden, Balchik - Balchik
  Balchik
  Balchik is a Black Sea coastal town and seaside resort in the Southern Dobruja area of northeastern Bulgaria. It is located in Dobrich Oblast and is 42 km northeast of Varna...
  
  
• Sofia University Botanical garden, Varna - Varna
  Varna
  Varna is the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and third-largest in Bulgaria after Sofia and Plovdiv, with a population of 334,870 inhabitants according to Census 2011...
  
  
• Sofia University Botanical garden, Sofia - Sofia
  Sofia
  Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
  
  
• Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Botanical garden, Sofia
• University of Forestry Botanical garden, Sofia

Chile

Chile

Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

• Arboretum de la Universidad Austral de Chile
• Jardín Botánico Chagual
  Jardín Botánico Chagual
  The Jardín Botánico Chagual is a 33.9-hectare Chilean botanical garden in the process of development, focusing on the preservation of plants native to the Mediterranean climatic zone of Chile...
  
  
• Jardín Botánico Nacional, Viña del Mar
• Parque Botánico Omara
• http://www.chileflora.com Jardín Botánico Chileflora

China

China

Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...

• Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens
  Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens
  The Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens is one of the oldest zoological and botanical centres in the world. It occupies an area of 5.6 hectares at Mid-levels, on the northern slope of Victoria Peak in Hong Kong...
  
  
• Shenyang Botanical Garden, Liaoning
  Liaoning
  ' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the northeast of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is "辽" , a name taken from the Liao River that flows through the province. "Níng" means "peace"...
  
  
• Nanjing Botanical Garden, Men. Sun Yat-Sen
• Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden
  Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden
  Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden , of the Chinese Academy of Sciences , was founded in 1959 is located in Xishuangbanna at 21º55' N, 101º15'E, covering an area of 900 ha...
  
  , Yunnan
• Lijiang High-Alpine Botanical Garden, Yunnan
• Wuhan Botanical Garden
  Wuhan Botanical Garden
  Wuhan Botanical Garden, or WBG , located in Wuhan, Hubei, China, has a collection of more than 4000 species of flora. WBG has a regular program to educate and create awareness about plant life and biodiversity amongst the general public.-Location:...
  
  
• Beijing Botanical Garden
  Beijing Botanical Garden
  The Beijing Botanical Garden is a botanical garden situated in the northwestern outskirts of Beijing, China between Xiangshan Park and Jade Spring Mountain in the Western Hills.-History:...
  
  
• Lushan Botanical Garden, Lushan
  Lushan
  Lushan District, also anglicised as Kuling, is the name of a district in Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China. With a history dating back thousand of years it is a popular domestic and foreign tourist attraction as well as home to the mountain resort town of Lushan and the high...
  
  , Jiangxi
  Jiangxi
  ' is a southern province in the People's Republic of China. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze River in the north into hillier areas in the south, it shares a border with Anhui to the north, Zhejiang to the northeast, Fujian to the east, Guangdong to the south, Hunan to the west, and Hubei to...
  
  
• Southern China Botanical Garden, Guangzhou
  Guangzhou
  Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...
  
  

Colombia

Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

• Red Nacional de Jardines Botánicos de Colombia
• Jardín Botánico del Pacífico, Chocó http://issuu.com/jardinbp/docs/jardinbotanicodelpacifico
• Jardín Botánico del Quindiohttp://www.jardinbotanicoquindio.org/
• Bogotá Botanical Garden
  Bogotá Botanical Garden
  The Bogotá Botanical Garden, aka José Celestino Mutis Botanical Garden , is Colombia's biggest botanical garden, located in Bogotá. It features greenhouses in which plants from every Colombian region, altitude, and climate are exhibited...
  
  
• Fundación Jardín Etnobotánico Villa Ludovica
• Jardín Botánico de Cali
• Jardín Botánico de San Andrés

Czech Republic

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

• Brno
  Brno
  Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...
  
  
  • Botanická zahrada a arboretum Mendelovy zemědělské a lesnické univerzity v Brně http://arboretum.mendelu.cz/en
  • Botanická zahrada Přírodovědecké fakulty Masarykovy univerzity v Brně http://www.sci.muni.cz/bot_zahr/
• Hradec Králové
  Hradec Králové
  Hradec Králové is a city of the Czech Republic, in the Hradec Králové Region of Bohemia. The city's economy is based on food-processing technology, photochemical, and electronics manufacture. Traditional industries include musical instrument manufacturing – the best known being PETROF pianos...
  
  , Botanická zahrada léčivých rostlin Farmaceutické fakulty UK http://www.faf.cuni.cz/org/center/garden/
• Kostelec nad Černými lesy
  Kostelec nad Cernými lesy
  Kostelec nad Černými lesy, , is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has 3,561 inhabitants. The town is part of the Prague metropolitan area.- External links :*...
  
  , Arboretum České zemědělské univerzity v Praze http://www.kostelec.czu.cz/arboretum/
• Liberec
  Liberec
  Liberec is a city in the Czech Republic. Located on the Lusatian Neisse and surrounded by the Jizera Mountains and Ještěd-Kozákov Ridge, it is the fifth-largest city in the Czech Republic....
  
  , Botanická zahrada Liberec http://www.botanickazahradaliberec.cz/botanickazahrada/
• Olomouc
  Olomouc
  Olomouc is a city in Moravia, in the east of the Czech Republic. The city is located on the Morava river and is the ecclesiastical metropolis and historical capital city of Moravia. Nowadays, it is an administrative centre of the Olomouc Region and sixth largest city in the Czech Republic...
  
  
  • Palacký University of Olomouc Botanical gardens http://botany.upol.cz/strana.php?id=odd_bot_zahrada
  • Výstaviště Flora Olomouc http://www.flora-ol.cz/en/
• Ostrava
  Ostrava
  Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic and the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague. Located close to the Polish border, it is also the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region and of the Municipality with Extended Competence. Ostrava was candidate for the...
  
  , Botanická zahrada Přírodovědecké fakulty Ostravské univerzity http://prf.osu.cz/
• Plzeň
  • Zoologická a botanická zahrada http://www.zooplzen.cz/deutsch/index.htm
  • Arboretum Sofronka VÚLHM http://www.sofronka.cz/
• Praha
  • Praha 2, Na Slupi, Botanická zahrada Univerzity Karlovy, Přírodovědecká fakulta UK http://www.cuni.cz/UK-945.html
  • Praha 8, Troja, Botanická zahrada města Prahy http://www.botanicka.cz/generate_page.php?page_id=1186&cz_botanicka=d40efbdc93598ce7652a07d09a222ce5
  • Praha 9, Malešice Botanická zahrada Malešice
• Průhonice
  Průhonice
  Průhonice is a village and municipality in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. -Notes:*This article was initially translated from the Czech Wikipedia....
  
  
  • Botanický ústav AV ČR http://www.ibot.cas.cz/
  • Dendrologická zahrada Výzkumný ústav Silva Taroucy pro krajinu a okrasné zahradnictví http://www.vukoz.cz/
• Rakovník
  Rakovník
  Rakovník is a town in the western part of the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic located between the cities of Prague and Plzeň. It has a population of approximately 16,000.- Trade and business :...
  
  , Botanická zahrada při SZeŠ
• Tábor
  Tábor
  Tábor is a city of the Czech Republic, in the South Bohemian Region. It is named after Mount Tabor, which is believed by many to be the place of the Transfiguration of Christ; however, the name became popular and nowadays translates to "camp" or "encampment" in the Czech language.The town was...
  
  , Botanická zahrada při VOŠ a SZeŠ http://www.szestabor.cz/botanicka/index.php?lang=1
• Teplice
  Teplice
  Teplice , Teplice-Šanov until 1948 is a town in the Czech Republic, the capital of the Teplice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region. It is the state's second largest spa town ....
  
  , Botanická zahrada města Teplice http://www.teplice.cz/main.php?content=4&sub=129

Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

• Botanisk Have, Aarhus, Aarhus University
• Københavns Universitet (University of Copenhagen
  University of Copenhagen
  The University of Copenhagen is the oldest and largest university and research institution in Denmark. Founded in 1479, it has more than 37,000 students, the majority of whom are female , and more than 7,000 employees. The university has several campuses located in and around Copenhagen, with the...
  
  ), Copenhagen
  • Botanisk Have, (University of Copenhagen Botanical Garden
    University of Copenhagen Botanical Garden
    The University of Copenhagen Botanical Garden , usually referred to simply as Copenhagen Botanical Garden, is a botanical garden located in the centre of Copenhagen, Denmark...
    
    ), Central campus
  • Forstbotanisk Have
    Forstbotanisk Have
    Forstbotanisk Have or Charlottenlund Arboretum is a small unit under The National Danish Arboretum in Hørsholm which in turns belongs to Københavns Universitet....
    
     (Forestry Botanical Garden), Charlottenlund, Northern campus
  • Arboretet, Hørsholm

Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

Web portal of the Botanic Gardens of Finland

• Helsingin kasvitieteellinen puutarha, in English, University of Helsinki
  University of Helsinki
  The University of Helsinki is a university located in Helsinki, Finland since 1829, but was founded in the city of Turku in 1640 as The Royal Academy of Turku, at that time part of the Swedish Empire. It is the oldest and largest university in Finland with the widest range of disciplines available...
  
  , Helsinki
  Helsinki
  Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
  
  . 800+ species indoors, 2800+ species outdoors.
• Ruissalo
  Ruissalo
  Ruissalo is an island in the Archipelago Sea and a district of the city of Turku, Finland. The island is located to the south-west of the city, between Hirvensalo and Pansio in the mainland. It is rather sparsely populated, having a population of only 126 , with an annual growth rate of 3.97%...
  
  n kasvitieteellinen puutarha, University of Turku
  University of Turku
  The University of Turku , located in Turku in southwestern Finland, is the second largest university in the country as measured by student enrollment, after University of Helsinki. It was established in 1920 and also has faculties at Rauma, Pori and Salo...
  
  , Turku
  Turku
  Turku is a city situated on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River. It is located in the region of Finland Proper. It is believed that Turku came into existence during the end of the 13th century which makes it the oldest city in Finland...
  
  . 5000+ species in- and outdoors.
• University of Oulu Botanical Gardens
  University of Oulu Botanical Gardens
  University of Oulu Botanical Gardens are located in the main campus of University of Oulu in Linnanmaa district in Oulu, Finland on the shore of Lake Kuivasjärvi. Botanical gardens were moved to Linnanmaa from the Hupisaaret Islands park near the city centre in summer 1983. Gardens are part of the...
  
  , in English University of Oulu
  University of Oulu
  The University of Oulu is one of the largest universities in Finland, located in the city of Oulu. It was founded on July 8, 1958. The university has around 16,000 students and 3,000 staff...
  
  , Oulu
  Oulu
  Oulu is a city and municipality of inhabitants in the region of Northern Ostrobothnia, in Finland. It is the most populous city in Northern Finland and the sixth most populous city in the country. It is one of the northernmost larger cities in the world....
  
  . 1500 species indoors, 4000 species outdoors.
• Botania - Joensuun yliopiston kasvitieteellinen puutarha, University of Eastern Finland
  University of Eastern Finland
  The University of Eastern Finland is a university in Finland with three campuses in Joensuu, Kuopio, and Savonlinna. It was formed in 2010 by a merger of two previously independent universities.- History :...
  
  , Joensuu
  Joensuu
  Joensuu is a city and municipality in North Karelia in eastern Finland. It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of North Karelia region. It was founded in 1848...
  
  . 900 species.
• Jyväskylän kasvitieteellinen puutarha, in English, University of Jyväskylä
  University of Jyväskylä
  The University of Jyväskylä is a university in Jyväskylä, Finland. It has its origins in the first Finnish-speaking teacher training college , founded in 1863. Around 14,000 students are currently enrolled in the degree programs of the university...
  
  , Jyväskylä
  Jyväskylä
  Jyväskylä is the capital of Central Finland and the largest city on the Finnish Lakeland, north-east of Tampere and north of Helsinki, on northern coast of lake Päijänne. The city has been continuously one of the most rapidly growing cities in Finland since World War II. The city is surrounded...
  
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• Mustila Arboretum, Elimäki
  Elimäki
  Elimäki is a former municipality of Finland.It was located in the province of Southern Finland and was part of the Kymenlaakso region. The municipality had a population of 8,199 and covered an area of 391.74 km² of which 4.27 km² was water...
  
  .

Georgia

Georgia (country)

Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...

• Bakuriani Botanical Garden of The Ketskhoveli Institute of Botany of the Georgian Academy of Sciences
  Georgian Academy of Sciences
  The Georgian National Academy of Sciences is a main learned society of the Georgia. It was named Georgian SSR Academy of Sciences until November 1990...
  
  
• Batumi Botanical Garden
  Batumi Botanical Garden
  The Batumi Botanical Garden is a 111 hectare area of land 9 km north of the city of Batumi, capital of Autonomous Republic of Adjara, Georgia. Located at the place called Mtsvane Kontskhi on the Black Sea shore, it is one of the largest botanical gardens in the former Soviet Union.The Batumi...
  
   of the Georgian Academy of Sciences
• Tbilisi Botanical Garden
  Tbilisi Botanical Garden
  Tbilisi Botanical Garden Formerly "Royal garden" is located in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia, and lie in the Tsavkisis-Tskali Gorge on the southern foothills of the Sololaki Range . It occupies the area of 161 hectares and possesses a collection of over 4,500 taxonomic groups.Its history spans more...
  
   of the Georgian Academy of Sciences
• Sukhumi Botanical Garden
  Sukhumi botanical garden
  Sukhumi Botanical Garden is one of the oldest botanical gardens in the Caucasus. It was founded in 1840 as Sukhum-Kale Military-Botanical Garden by the head of the Russian Black Sea fortification line N. N. Rayevsky with the purpose of the introduction of new plants in the region...
  
  
• Zugdidi Botanical Garden
  Zugdidi Botanical Garden
  Zugdidi Botanical Garden , Zugdidi branch of Central Botanical Garden administered by the Georgian Academy of Sciences; was built in the late 19th century by the prince of Samegrelo David Dadiani, near his residence. The garden now has over eighty genus of exotic plants introduced from southeast...
  
  

Indonesia

Indonesia

Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

• Bogor Botanical Gardens
  Bogor Botanical Gardens
  The Bogor Botanical Gardens are located 60 km south of the capital of Jakarta in Bogor, Indonesia. The botanical gardens are situated in the city center of Bogor and adjoin the Istana Bogor...
  
  , Bogor, West Java
• Cibodas Botanical Gardens, Cianjur, West Java
  Cianjur
  Cianjur is a city in the West Java province of Indonesia, the capital of Cianjur Regency. Cianjur is located in the middle of the main road between Jakarta and Bandung . The population is about 146,874...
  
  
• Purwodadi Botanic Garden, East Java
• Eka Karya Botanic Garden, Bedugul, Bali

All 4 above Botanical Gardens are under Indonesian Institute of Science, but at the end of June 2011, Indonesia totally have 21 Botanical Gardens which the rest are under Regency/City administrations. Indonesia plans to have totally 45 Botanical Gardens.

Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

• Eram Botanical Garden, Shiraz
  Shiraz, Iran
  Shiraz is the sixth most populous city in Iran and is the capital of Fars Province, the city's 2009 population was 1,455,073. Shiraz is located in the southwest of Iran on the Roodkhaneye Khoshk seasonal river...
  
  
• Jahanara Botanical Garden, Tehran
  Tehran
  Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
  
  
• National Botanical Garden of Iran, Chitgar area, Tehran
  Tehran
  Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
  
  
• Noshahr Botanical Garden, Noshahr
  Noshahr
  Nowshahr is a port city in and the capital of Nowshahr County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 40,578, in 11,550 families.-Climate and Tourism:...
  
  
• Mashhad Botanical Garden, Mashhad

Ireland

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

• Belfast Botanic Gardens
  Belfast Botanic Gardens
  Belfast Botanic Gardens is a public park in Belfast, Northern Ireland.Occupying of south Belfast, the gardens are popular with office workers, students and tourists. They are located on Stranmillis Road in Belfast's university area, with Queen's University nearby...
  
  , Belfast
  Belfast
  Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
  
  
• National Botanic Gardens
  Irish National Botanic Gardens
  The National Botanic Gardens are located in Glasnevin, 5 km north-west of Dublin city centre, Ireland...
  
  , Glasnevin
  Glasnevin
  Glasnevin is a largely residential neighbourhood of Dublin, Ireland.-Geography:A mainly residential neighbourhood, it is located on the Northside of the city of Dublin . It was originally established on the northern bank of the River Tolka...
  
  , Dublin

Jamaica

Jamaica

Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...

• Castleton Botanical Garden
• Cinchona Botanical Garden
• Hope Botanical Garden

Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

• Botanical Garden of Vilnius University
  Botanical Garden of Vilnius University
  Botanical Garden of Vilnius University is a botanical garden situated in Vilnius, Lithuania.-History:The garden was established by professor J. E. Giliber of Vilnius University in 1781. In 1832 the Vilnius University and Botanical Garden were closed. In 1919, the Botanical Garden was started in...
  
   - Vilnius
  Vilnius
  Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
  
  
• Kaunas Botanical Garden
  Kaunas Botanical Garden
  The Kaunas Botanical Garden was founded in 1923 south of the center of Kaunas, Lithuania, in conjunction with the University of Lithuania by the initiative of Tadas Ivanauskas and Konstantinas Regelis...
  
   - Kaunas
  Kaunas
  Kaunas is the second-largest city in Lithuania and has historically been a leading centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the biggest city and the center of a powiat in Trakai Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 1413. During Russian Empire occupation...
  
  
• Palanga Botanical Garden - Palanga
  Palanga
  Palanga and beautiful sand dunes. Officially Palanga has the status of a city municipality and includes Šventoji, Nemirseta, Būtingė and other settlements, which are considered as part of the city of Palanga.-Legend:...
  
  

Malaysia

• Cameron Highlands Botanical Park, Cameron Highlands
  Cameron Highlands
  The Cameron Highlands is one of Malaysia’s most extensive hill stations. It covers an area of .To the north, its boundary touches that of Kelantan; to the west, it shares part of its border with Perak....
  
  
• Labuan Botanical Garden, Labuan
  Labuan
  Labuan is a federal territory in East Malaysia. It is an island off the coast of the state of Sabah. Labuan's capital is Victoria and is best known as an offshore financial centre offering international financial and business services via Labuan IBFC since 1990 as well as being an offshore support...
  
  
• Melaka Botanical Garden, Malacca
  Malacca
  Malacca , dubbed The Historic State or Negeri Bersejarah among locals) is the third smallest Malaysian state, after Perlis and Penang. It is located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, on the Straits of Malacca. It borders Negeri Sembilan to the north and the state of Johor to the south...
  
  
• Penang Botanic Gardens
  Penang Botanic Gardens
  The Penang Botanic Gardens, also known as the "Waterfall Gardens" because of the cascading waterfall nearby, is a public park situated on Jalan Air Terjun in George Town on Penang Island, Malaysia...
  
  , Penang
  Penang
  Penang is a state in Malaysia and the name of its constituent island, located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia by the Strait of Malacca. It is bordered by Kedah in the north and east, and Perak in the south. Penang is the second smallest Malaysian state in area after Perlis, and the...
  
  
• Kuching Aquarium and Botanical Garden, Kuching
  Kuching
  Kuching , officially the City of Kuching, and formerly the City of Sarawak, is the capital and most populous city of the East Malaysian state of Sarawak. It is the largest city on the island of Borneo, and the fourth largest city in Malaysia....
  
  
• National Botanical Garden, Shah Alam
  Shah Alam
  Shah Alam is the state capital of Selangor, Malaysia situated within the Petaling District and a small portion of the neighboring Klang District. It is located about west of the country's capital, Kuala Lumpur. Shah Alam replaced Kuala Lumpur as the capital city of the state of Selangor in 1978...
  
  
• Putrajaya Botanical Gardens, Putrajaya
  Putrajaya
  Putrajaya is a planned city, located 25km south of Kuala Lumpur, that serves as the federal administrative centre of Malaysia. The seat of government was shifted in 1999 from Kuala Lumpur to Putrajaya, due to the overcrowding and congestion in the Kuala Lumpur areas...
  
  
• Rimba Ilmu Botanic Gardens, Kuala Lumpur
  Kuala Lumpur
  Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
  
  
• Taiping Botanical Gardens, Taiping
  Taiping
  -Places:*Taiping Island , or Itu Aba Island, the largest of the Spratly Islands controlled by the Republic of China *Taiping, Perak, a town in the state of Perak, Malaysia*Taiping District...
  
  
• UMS Botanical Garden, Kota Kinabalu
  Kota Kinabalu
  Kota Kinabalu , formerly known as Jesselton, is the capital of Sabah state in East Malaysia. It is also the capital of the West Coast Division of Sabah. The city is located on the northwest coast of Borneo facing the South China Sea. The Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park lies on one side and Mount...
  
  
• Zaharah Botanical Gardens, Johor Bahru
  Johor Bahru
  Johor Bahru is the capital city of Johor in southern Malaysia. Johor Bahru is the southernmost city of the Eurasian mainland...
  
  

México

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

• Alta Cima Botanical Garden
• Asociación Mexicana de Jardines Botánicos
• Jardín Botánico Campo Experimental "Todos Santos"
• Jardín Botánico Conunitario
• Jardín Botánico de Acapulco
• Jardín Botánico de Ciceana
• Jardín Botánico de la FES, Cuautitlán-UNAM
• Jardín Botánico del Instituto de Biología (UNAM)
• Jardín Botánico de Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango
• Jardín Botánico "Dr Alferdo Barrera Marín"
• Jardin Botánico "El Charco del Ingenio"
• Jardín Botánico Francisco Javier Clavijero
• Jardín Botánico "Ignacio Rodríguez de Alconedo"
• Jardín Botánico "Jerzy Rzedowski Rotter"
• Jardín Botánico Regional "Cassiano Conzatti" de CIIDIR-IPN-Oaxaca
• Jardín Botánico Regional de Cadereyta "Ing. Manuel González de Cosío"
• Jardín Botánico Regional "El Soconusco"
• Jardín Botánico Regional Xiitbal nek'
• Jardín Botánico "Rey Netzahualcóyotl"
• Jardín Etnobotánico 'Francisco Peláez R'
• Jardín Etnobótanico Museo de Medicina Tradicional y Herbolaria del INAH
• Jardín Etnobotánico Tzapoteca
• Proyecto Jardín Botánico del Desierto Chihuahuense
• Vallarta Botanical Gardens
  Vallarta Botanical Gardens
  The Vallarta Botanical Gardens is a 20 acre botanical garden at 1,300 ft above sea level in Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco, Mexico . The garden was founded in 2004 and has been open to the public since 2005...
  
  

Myanmar

Myanmar

Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....

• National Botanical Gardens
  Kandawgyi National Garden
  The National Kandawgyi Botanical Gardens is a 177 hectare botanical garden located in the Alpine town of Pyin U Lwin , Burma, situated at an elevation of 1000 metres and by road from Mandalay.-History:...
  
  , Pyin U Lwin
  Pyin U Lwin
  Pyin U Lwin or Pyin Oo Lwin , formerly Maymyo , is a scenic hill town in Mandalay Division, Myanmar, located in the Shan Highland, some east of Mandalay, and at an altitude of 1070 meters .-History:...
  
  , Mandalay Division
  Mandalay Division
  Mandalay Region is an administrative division of Myanmar. It is located in the center of the country, bordering Sagaing Region and Magway Region to the west, Shan State to the east, and Bago Region and Kayin State to the south. The regional capital is Mandalay. In the south of the division lies...
  
  

Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

• Arboretum Trompenburg
  Arboretum Trompenburg
  Arboretum Trompenburg is a botanical garden in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, which hosts a large collection of woody as well as herbaceous plants. It occupies an area of 7 ha and is situated 4 m below sea level, so a system of canals is used to drain the land. The history of the garden dates back to...
  
  , Rotterdam
• Botanical and Experimental Garden of the Radboud University of Nijmegen
• Botanische Tuinen Utrecht, Utrecht
  Utrecht (province)
  Utrecht is the smallest province of the Netherlands in terms of area, and is located in the centre of the country. It is bordered by the Eemmeer in the north, Gelderland in the east, the river Rhine in the south, South Holland in the west, and North Holland in the northwest...
  
  
• Botanische Tuin TU Delft, Technische Universiteit Delft
• Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam
• Hortus Botanicus VU Amsterdam, Vrije Universiteit
  Vrije Universiteit
  The Vrije Universiteit is a university in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Dutch name is often abbreviated as VU and in English the university uses the name "VU University". The university is located on a compact urban campus in the southern part of Amsterdam in the Buitenveldert district...
  
  , Amsterdam
• Hortus Botanicus Leiden
  Hortus Botanicus Leiden
  The Hortus botanicus of Leiden is the oldest botanical garden of the Netherlands, and one of the oldest in the world. It is located in the southwestern part of the historical centre of the city, between the Academy building and the Leiden Observatory....
  
  
• Hortus Haren, Haren
• Pinetum Blijdenstein, Hilversum
• Von Gimborn Arboretum
  Von Gimborn Arboretum
  Von Gimborn Arboretum is a large living collection of woody plants in the Netherlands, which makes part of the Botanical Gardens of Utrecht University. The arboretum is situated in Doorn, province of Utrecht, about 25 km to the east from the city of Utrecht, and together with its nursery...
  
  , Doorn

New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

• Christchurch Botanic Gardens
  Christchurch Botanic Gardens
  The Christchurch Botanic Gardens, located in the central city of Christchurch, New Zealand are botanical gardens founded in 1863, when an English oak was planted on 9 July 1863 to commemorate the solemnisation of marriage between Prince Albert and Princess Alexandra of Denmark.The Gardens sprawl...
  
  
• Dunedin Botanic Gardens
  Dunedin Botanic Gardens
  The Dunedin Botanical Gardens are located at the northern end of central Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. They are located close to the University of Otago and one of the city's most historic cemeteries, the Northern Cemetery, on a spur of Signal Hill and on the river plain immediately...
  
  
• Oamaru Botanic Gardens, Oamaru
  Oamaru
  Oamaru , the largest town in North Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand, is the main town in the Waitaki District. It is 80 kilometres south of Timaru and 120 kilometres north of Dunedin, on the Pacific coast, and State Highway 1 and the railway Main South Line connects it to both...
  
  
• Otari-Wilton's Bush
  Otari-Wilton's Bush
  Otari Native Botanic Garden and Wilton's Bush Reserve is the only public botanic garden in New Zealand dedicated solely to New Zealand native plants...
  
  , Wellington
• Timaru Botanic Gardens, Timaru
  Timaru
  TimaruUrban AreaPopulation:27,200Extent:Former Timaru City CouncilTerritorial AuthorityName:Timaru District CouncilPopulation:42,867 Land area:2,736.54 km² Mayor:Janie AnnearWebsite:...
  
  
• Wellington Botanic Gardens

Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

• Agder naturmuseum og botaniske hage, Kristiansand
  Kristiansand
  -History:As indicated by archeological findings in the city, the Kristiansand area has been settled at least since 400 AD. A royal farm is known to have been situated on Oddernes as early as 800, and the first church was built around 1040...
  
  
• Arboretet og Botanisk hagehttp://www.uib.no/arboretet/, Milde
  Milde
  Milde is a peninsula and neighbourhood in the city of Bergen, Norway.Located in Ytrebygda borough, Milde is situated about 16 km from the city centre of Bergen. As a basic statistical unit Milde had a population of 516 as of January 1, 2008....
  
  , Bergen
  Bergen
  Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
  
  
• Botanisk hage
  Botanisk hage
  The University Botanical Garden at Tøyen in Oslo is Norway's oldest botanical garden, established in 1814. It is administrated by the University of Oslo....
  
  , Tøyen, Oslo
• Ringve botanical gardenhttp://www.ringve.com/english/botanical.html, Trondheim
  Trondheim
  Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
  
  
• Arctic-alpine Botanic Garden
  Arctic-alpine botanic garden
  The Arctic-alpine Botanic Garden is the world's northernmost botanic garden. It is located in Tromsø, Norway, and is run by the Tromsø University Museum. It opened in 1994, and is open from late May to early October. The garden displays Arctic and alpine plants from all over the northern hemisphere...
  
  http://uit.no/botanisk/, Tromsø
  Tromsø
  Tromsø is a city and municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø.Tromsø city is the ninth largest urban area in Norway by population, and the seventh largest city in Norway by population...
  
  

Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

• Makiling Botanic Gardens, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Laguna
  Laguna
  Laguna may refer to:* Laguna Pueblo, a Native American people of the southwestern United States- Asia :* Laguna , Philippines, a province of the Philippines found in the CALABARZON region in Luzon...
  
  
• Manila Zoological and Botanical Garden

Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

• Ogród Botaniczny w Bydgoszczy, Bydgoszcz
• Ogród Botaniczny w Oliwie, Gdańsk
  Gdansk
  Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...
  
  
• Ogród Botaniczny w Krakowie, Kraków
  Kraków
  Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
  
  
• Ogród Botaniczny w Łodzi, Łódź
• Ogród Botaniczny w Lublinie, Lublin
  Lublin
  Lublin is the ninth largest city in Poland. It is the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 350,392 . Lublin is also the largest Polish city east of the Vistula river...
  
  
• Ogród Botaniczny UW w Warszawie, Warsaw
  Warsaw
  Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
  
  
• Ogród Botaniczny PAN w Warszawie, Warsaw
  Warsaw
  Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
  
  
• Ogród Botaniczny we Wrocławiu, Wrocław
• Ogród Botaniczny w Zakopanem, Zakopane
  Zakopane
  Zakopane , is a town in southern Poland. It lies in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. From 1975 to 1998 it was in of Nowy Sącz Province, but since 1999 it has been in Lesser Poland Province. It had a population of about 28,000 as of 2004. Zakopane is a...
  
  
• Ogród Botaniczny w Poznaniu, Poznań
  Poznan
  Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...
  
  
• Ogród Botaniczny w Gołubiu, Kashubia
  Kashubia
  Kashubia or Cassubia - is a language area in the historic Eastern Pomerania region of northwestern Poland. Located west of Gdańsk and the mouth of the Vistula river, it is inhabited by members of the Kashubian ethnic group....
  
  
• Ogród Botaniczny w Zielonej Górze, Zielona Góra
  Zielona Góra
  Zielona Góra is a city in Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, with 117,557 inhabitants within the city limits and 294,000 inhabitants within the metropolitan area, including three neighbouring counties ....
  
  

Portugal

Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

• Tropical Botanic Garden, Lisbon
  Lisbon
  Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
  
  
• Botanical Garden of the University of Coimbra
  Botanical Garden of the University of Coimbra
  The Botanical Garden of the University of Coimbra is a botanical garden in Coimbra, Portugal. It was founded in 1772-1774 and it was integrated in the Natural History Museum established by the Marquis of Pombal...
  
  , Coimbra
  Coimbra
  Coimbra is a city in the municipality of Coimbra in Portugal. Although it served as the nation's capital during the High Middle Ages, it is better-known for its university, the University of Coimbra, which is one of the oldest in Europe and the oldest academic institution in the...
  
  
• Botanical Garden of the University of Lisbon, Lisbon
  Lisbon
  Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
  
  
• Madeira botanical Garden, Madeira
  Madeira
  Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between and , just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union...
  
  , website
• MIDAS Botanic Garden, Alto Minho, Northern Portugal
• Jardim António Borges, Ponta Delgada
  Ponta Delgada
  Ponta Delgada is a city and municipality on the island of São Miguel in the archipelago of the Azores, an autonomous region of Portugal. It includes 44,403 residents in the urban area, and approximately 20,113 inhabitants in the three central parishes that comprise the historical city: São Pedro,...
  
  

Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

• Botanical Garden of Bucharest
  Botanical Garden of Bucharest
  The Bucharest Botanical Garden , now named after its founder, Dimitrie Brândză, is located in the Cotroceni neighbourhood of Bucharest, Romania. It has a surface of 17.5 hectares , and has more than 10,000 species of plants....
  
   http://www.ici.ro/romania/ro/bucuresti/bu_botanica.html http://www.onlinegallery.ro/gradina_bot_bucuresti.html
• Eutopia Gardens - Arad  http://www.eutopiagardens.org/eg_zoneverzi/zonaverde.php?element_id=1&cp=1
• Grădina Botanică din Arad
• Cluj-Napoca Botanical Garden
  Cluj-Napoca Botanical Garden
  The Cluj-Napoca Botanical Garden, officially Alexandru Borza Cluj-Napoca University Botanic Garden , is a botanical garden in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. It was founded in 1920 by Alexandru Borza....
  
  
• Botanical Garden of Craiova
• Grădina Botanică din Galaţi
• Botanical Garden of Iaşi
  Botanical Garden of Iasi
  The Iaşi Botanical Garden, now named after its founder, Anastasie Fătu, , is a botanical garden located in the Copou Hill neighbourhood of Iaşi, Romania...
  
  
• Grădina Botanică din Jibou http://www.bilet.go.ro/fati04ro.htm
• Grădina Botanică din Târgu-Mureş
• Grădina Botanică din Timişoara
• Grădina Botanică din Tulcea

Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

• Botanical Garden of V.L. Komarov Botany Institute RAS (BIN), Saint Petersburg
  Saint Petersburg
  Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
  
  
• Botanic Garden of the Irkutsk State Universityhttp://bogard.isu.ru/indexe.htmhttp://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/01907/botan.htmIrkutsk
  Irkutsk
  Irkutsk is a city and the administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, one of the largest cities in Siberia. Population: .-History:In 1652, Ivan Pokhabov built a zimovye near the site of Irkutsk for gold trading and for the collection of fur taxes from the Buryats. In 1661, Yakov Pokhabov...
  
  
• Botanical Garden of Academy of Sciences, Moscow
  Moscow
  Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
  
  
• Botanical Garden of Moscow State University, Moscow
  Moscow
  Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
  
  
• Taganrog Botanical Garden
  Gorky Park (Taganrog)
  -History:June 30, 1806 the first trees were planted for the Taganrog’s "Chemist’s garden" and "botanical garden" by the order of Taganrog’s governor baron Balthasar von Campenhausen. In 1825, Russian Emperor Alexander I and the Empress Consort Elizabeth Alexeievna ‎ often went for a walk in the...
  
  , Taganrog
  Taganrog
  Taganrog is a seaport city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the north shore of Taganrog Bay , several kilometers west of the mouth of the Don River. Population: -History of Taganrog:...
  
  
• List of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta of Russiahttp://www.caspianenvironment.org/biodiversity/rus/annex7.htm

Slovakia

Slovakia

The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

• Botanická záhrada UK Bratislava http://www.uniba.sk/index.php?id=bz
• Botanická zahrada (Banská Štiavnica) http://www.slsbs.edu.sk/botanika.html
• Botanická záhrada Univerzity P.J. Šafárika (Košice) http://www.upjs.sk/pracoviska/botanicka-zahrada/
• Botanická záhrada pri SPU v Nitre http://www.bz.uniag.sk
• Lesnícke arborétum Kysihýbel, Banská Štiavnica
  Banská Štiavnica
  Banská Štiavnica is a town in central Slovakia, in the middle of an immense caldera created by the collapse of an ancient volcano. For its size, the caldera is known as Štiavnica Mountains. Banská Štiavnica has a population of more than 10,000. It is a completely preserved medieval town...
  
   http://www.nlcsk.sk/nlc_sk/ustavy/lvu/vyskum/odbor_pestovania_lesa_a_lesnickych_technologii/arboretum.aspx
• Arborétum Mlyňany SAV, Tesárske Mlyňany
  Tesárske Mlynany
  Tesárske Mlyňany is a village and municipality in Zlaté Moravce District of the Nitra Region, in western-central Slovakia.-Geography:The municipality lies at an altitude of 170 metres and covers an area of 18.007 km². It has a population of about 1655 people....
  
   http://www.arboretum.sav.sk/index.htm
• Arborétum Borová hora, Zvolen
  Zvolen
  Zvolen |Slatina]] rivers, close to Banská Bystrica. With its ancient castle, the town has a historical center, which represents the seat of an okres .-History:...
  
  , miestna časť Borová hora http://www.tuzvo.sk/showdoc.do?docid=751
• Arborétum Liptovský Hrádok, Liptovský Hrádok
  Liptovský Hrádok
  Liptovský Hrádok is a town in northern Slovakia, in the region of Liptov.-History:First mentioned in 1341, Liptovský Hrádok was named after the nearby castle. The castle, also known as Liptovský Hrádok, was built originally for use of the forestry commission, hunters of the area and the...
  
   http://www.slslhr.sk/p13_1.htm

Spain

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

• Jardín botánico de Padrón A Coruña
  A Coruña
  A Coruña or La Coruña is a city and municipality of Galicia, Spain. It is the second-largest city in the autonomous community and seventeenth overall in the country...
  
  , Padrón
  Padrón
  Padrón is a concello in the Province of A Coruña, in Galicia within the comarca of O Sar. It covers an area of 48.4 km², is 95 km from A Coruña and, , had a population of 8968 according to the INE....
  
  
• Parque de la Florida Álava
  Álava
  Álava is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the Basque Country, heir of the ancient Lord of Álava. Its capital city is Vitoria-Gasteiz which is also the capital of the autonomous community...
  
  , Vitoria
• Arboretum La Alfaguara Alfacar
  Alfacar
  Alfacar is an historic town situated approximately 8 kilometres from the city of Granada, in the autonomous Spanish region of Andalucia. The town is situated on the edge of the Sierra de Huétor Natural Park and is located in a region of intensive olive production...
  
  , Granada
  Granada
  Granada is a city and the capital of the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence of three rivers, the Beiro, the Darro and the Genil. It sits at an elevation of 738 metres above sea...
  
  
• El Huerto del Cura Alicante
  Alicante
  Alicante or Alacant is a city in Spain, the capital of the province of Alicante and of the comarca of Alacantí, in the south of the Valencian Community. It is also a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city of Alicante proper was 334,418, estimated , ranking as the second-largest...
  
  , Elche
• Cactuslandia Alicante
  Alicante
  Alicante or Alacant is a city in Spain, the capital of the province of Alicante and of the comarca of Alacantí, in the south of the Valencian Community. It is also a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city of Alicante proper was 334,418, estimated , ranking as the second-largest...
  
  
• Jardín Botánico del Albardinar, Níjar
  Níjar
  -External links: - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía - Diputación Provincial de Almería...
  
  , Almería
  Almería (province)
  -History:The rich customs and Fiestas of the denizens retain links deep into the past, unto the Moors, the Romans, the Greeks, and the Phoenicians.During the taifa era, it was ruled by the Moor Banu al-Amiri from 1012 to 1038, briefly annexed by Valencia , then given by Zaragoza to the Banu Sumadih...
  
  
• Jardín Botánico Atlántico Asturias
  Asturias
  The Principality of Asturias is an autonomous community of the Kingdom of Spain, coextensive with the former Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages...
  
  , Gijón
  Gijón
  Gijón , officially Gijón / Xixón, is a coastal industrial city and a municipality in the autonomous community of Asturias in Spain. Early mediaeval texts mention it as "Gigia". It was an important regional Roman city, although the area has been settled since earliest history...
  
  
• Jardí Botànic de Barcelona
  Jardí Botànic de Barcelona
  The Botanical garden of Barcelona is a botanical garden in the Montjuïc hill of Barcelona set amongst a number of stadiums used in the Summer Olympic Games of 1992. Although a botanic garden had been established in Barcelona as early as 1888, the current gardens date from 1999...
  
   (Botanical garden of Barcelona) Barcelona
  Barcelona
  Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
  
  
• Jardí Botànic Històric de Barcelona (Historic botanical garden of Barcelona) Barcelona
  Barcelona
  Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
  
  
• Jardín Botánico de Coria Cáceres
  Cáceres, Spain
  Cáceres is the capital of the same name province, in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. , its population was 91,131 inhabitants. The municipio has a land area of 1,750.33 km², and is the largest in geographical extension in Spain....
  
  , Coria
  Coria
  Coria may refer to:People* Rodolfo Coria, Argentine paleontologist* Guillermo Coria, Argentine tennis playerPlacesCoria is a Brythonic equivalent of the Latin Curia and may be used as a place-name in Roman Britain and elsewhere:...
  
  
• Jardín Botánico El Castillejo, Cádiz
  Cádiz
  Cadiz is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the homonymous province, one of eight which make up the autonomous community of Andalusia....
  
  
• Jardín Botánico Canario Viera y Clavijo
  Jardín Botánico Canario Viera y Clavijo
  Jardín Botánico Canario Viera y Clavijo is the full name of the botanical garden on Gran Canaria, one of the Canary Islands. “Jardín Botánico Canario” means “Botanical Garden of the Canaries”, while the additional words “Viera y Clavijo” honor the pioneering Spanish cleric and scholar José Viera y...
  
   Canary Islands
  Canary Islands
  The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
  
  , Las Palmas
  Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
  Las Palmas de Gran Canaria commonly known as Las Palmas is the political capital, jointly with Santa Cruz, the most populous city in the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands and the ninth largest city in Spain, with a population of 383,308 in 2010. Nearly half of the people of the island...
  
  
• Palmetum of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
  Palmetum of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
  The Palmetum of Santa Cruz de Tenerife is a botanical garden of 120.000 m2 specialized in palms . It is located in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. The park is divided in "biogeographical sections" and includes a large system of waterfalls, streams and ponds, an ethnographical museum...
  
   Canary Islands
  Canary Islands
  The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
  
  , Santa Cruz de Tenerife
  Santa Cruz de Tenerife
  Santa Cruz de Tenerife is the capital , second-most populous city of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands and the 21st largest city in Spain, with a population of 222,417 in 2009...
  
  
• Jardín de Aclimatación de la Orotava Canary Islands
  Canary Islands
  The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
  
  , Puerto de la Cruz
  Puerto de la Cruz
  Puerto de la Cruz is a city and municipality located in Spain, on the north coast of Tenerife island, in the Orotava Valley...
  
  
• Cactus Park
  Cactus Park
  Cactus Park is a commercial park with a botanical garden containing thousands of cactus and succulents, as well as a modest animal collection including yaks, goats, sheep, ducks, etc. It is located in Bessan, Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France, and open daily in the warmer months; an admission...
  
   Canary Islands
  Canary Islands
  The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
  
  , Tenerife
  Tenerife
  Tenerife is the largest and most populous island of the seven Canary Islands, it is also the most populated island of Spain, with a land area of 2,034.38 km² and 906,854 inhabitants, 43% of the total population of the Canary Islands. About five million tourists visit Tenerife each year, the...
  
  
• Jardín de Cactus Guatiza - Teguise Canary Islands
  Canary Islands
  The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
  
  , Lanzarote
  Lanzarote
  Lanzarote , a Spanish island, is the easternmost of the autonomous Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 125 km off the coast of Africa and 1,000 km from the Iberian Peninsula. Covering 845.9 km2, it stands as the fourth largest of the islands...
  
  
• Zoo Botánico de Jerez Cádiz
  Cádiz
  Cadiz is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the homonymous province, one of eight which make up the autonomous community of Andalusia....
  
  , Jerez de la Frontera
  Jerez de la Frontera
  Jerez de la Frontera is a municipality in the province of Cádiz in the autonomous community of Andalusia, in southwestern Spain, situated midway between the sea and the mountains. , the city, the largest in the province, had 208,896 inhabitants; it is the fifth largest in Andalusia...
  
  
• Jardín Botánico de Córdoba Córdoba
  Córdoba, Spain
  -History:The first trace of human presence in the area are remains of a Neanderthal Man, dating to c. 32,000 BC. In the 8th century BC, during the ancient Tartessos period, a pre-urban settlement existed. The population gradually learned copper and silver metallurgy...
  
  
• Jardín Botánico Marimurtra Gerona
  Girona (province)
  Girona is a province of north-eastern Spain, in the northern part of the autonomous community of Catalonia. It is bordered by the provinces of Barcelona and Lleida, and by France and the Mediterranean Sea....
  
  , Blanes
  Blanes
  Blanes is a town on the Costa Brava in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain.The coast of Blanes has 4 km of different kinds of beaches, including the Blanes beach and S'Abanell beach.-Main sights:...
  
  
• Jardín Botánico Pinya de Rosa Gerona
  Girona (province)
  Girona is a province of north-eastern Spain, in the northern part of the autonomous community of Catalonia. It is bordered by the provinces of Barcelona and Lleida, and by France and the Mediterranean Sea....
  
  , Blanes
  Blanes
  Blanes is a town on the Costa Brava in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain.The coast of Blanes has 4 km of different kinds of beaches, including the Blanes beach and S'Abanell beach.-Main sights:...
  
  
• Jardín Botánico de la Cortijuela, Granada
  Granada
  Granada is a city and the capital of the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence of three rivers, the Beiro, the Darro and the Genil. It sits at an elevation of 738 metres above sea...
  
  
• El Jardín Botánico Iturrarán Guipúzcoa
• Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid
  Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid
  The is an botanical garden located at , next to the Prado Museum in Madrid ....
  
   Madrid
  Madrid
  Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
  
  
• Jardín Botánico Juan Carlos I, Universidad de Alcalá Madrid
  Madrid
  Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
  
  , Alcalá de Henares
  Alcalá de Henares
  Alcalá de Henares , meaning Citadel on the river Henares, is a Spanish city, whose historical centre is one of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites, and one of the first bishoprics founded in Spain...
  
  
• Jardín Botánico-Histórico la Concepción Málaga
  Málaga
  Málaga is a city and a municipality in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, Spain. With a population of 568,507 in 2010, it is the second most populous city of Andalusia and the sixth largest in Spain. This is the southernmost large city in Europe...
  
  
• Jardín Botánico Mundani, Majorca
• El Jardín Botánico del Malecón Murcia
  Murcia
  -History:It is widely believed that Murcia's name is derived from the Latin words of Myrtea or Murtea, meaning land of Myrtle , although it may also be a derivation of the word Murtia, which would mean Murtius Village...
  
  
• El Arboreto Carambolo Seville
  Seville
  Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level...
  
  
• Zoo de Matapozuelos, Valladolid
  Valladolid
  Valladolid is a historic city and municipality in north-central Spain, situated at the confluence of the Pisuerga and Esgueva rivers, and located within three wine-making regions: Ribera del Duero, Rueda and Cigales...
  
  
• Jardín Botánico de Soller (Jardí Botànic de Sóller)
• Jardín Botánico de Valencia (Jardí Botànic de Valencia)Valencia
  Valencia (city in Spain)
  Valencia or València is the capital and most populous city of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third largest city in Spain, with a population of 809,267 in 2010. It is the 15th-most populous municipality in the European Union...
  
  

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

• Hakgala Botanical Garden
  Hakgala Botanical Garden
  Hakgala Botanical Garden is one of the three botanical gardens in Sri Lanka. The other two being Peradeniya Botanical Garden and Henarathgoda Botanical Garden. It is the second largest garden in Sri Lanka. The garden is contiguous to Hakgala Strict Nature Reserve.-Location and climate:Hakgala...
  
  
• Henarathgoda Botanic Gardens, Gampaha, 7.0999345°N 79.9860853°W
• Royal Botanic Gardens (Sri Lanka)
  Botanical Garden of Peradeniya
  Royal Botanical Garden, Peradeniya is located close to the city of Kandy in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. It is renowned for its collection of a variety of orchids. It includes more than 300 varieties of orchids, spices, medicinal plants and palm trees. Attached to it is the National...
  
  , Peradeniya
  Peradeniya
  Peradeniya is a town of about 50,000 inhabitants on the outskirts of Kandy in Sri Lanka. It is situated on the A1 main road connecting Kandy and Colombo, just a few kilometres west of Kandy....
  
  , Kandy
  Kandy
  Kandy is a city in the center of Sri Lanka. It was the last capital of the ancient kings' era of Sri Lanka. The city lies in the midst of hills in the Kandy plateau, which crosses an area of tropical plantations, mainly tea. Kandy is one of the most scenic cities in Sri Lanka; it is both an...
  
  

Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

• Bergianska trädgården
  Bergianska trädgården
  The Bergianska trädgården, the Bergian Garden or Hortus Bergianus, is a botanical garden located in the Frescati area on the outskirts of Stockholm, close to the Swedish Museum of Natural History and the main campus of Stockholm University...
  
   , University of Stockholm, Stockholm
  Stockholm
  Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
  
  . 9000 species.
• Göteborg Botanical Garden
  Göteborg Botanical Garden
  The Gothenburg Botanical Garden is located in Gothenburg, Sweden, and one of the leading botanical gardens in Europe.-History:It was planned by the city council, created thanks to generous donors, and inaugurated in 1923 when Gothenburg celebrated its 300th anniversary.One of the prominent...
  
  , homepage info in English, Gothenburg
  Gothenburg
  Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
  
  . 16000 species outdoors, 4000 species indoors.
• Botaniska trädgården Uppsala universitet, in English, Uppsala University
  Uppsala University
  Uppsala University is a research university in Uppsala, Sweden, and is the oldest university in Scandinavia, founded in 1477. It consistently ranks among the best universities in Northern Europe in international rankings and is generally considered one of the most prestigious institutions of...
  
  , Uppsala
  Uppsala
  - Economy :Today Uppsala is well established in medical research and recognized for its leading position in biotechnology.*Abbott Medical Optics *GE Healthcare*Pfizer *Phadia, an offshoot of Pharmacia*Fresenius*Q-Med...
  
  . 13000 species.
• Linnaean Garden
  Linnaean Garden
  The Linnaean Garden or Linnaeus' Garden is the oldest of the botanical gardens belonging to Uppsala University in Sweden. It has been restored and is kept as an 18th century botanical garden, according to the specifications of Carolus Linnaeus.The garden was originally planned and planted by Olaus...
  
   http://www.linnaeus.uu.se/, in English, Uppsala
  Uppsala
  - Economy :Today Uppsala is well established in medical research and recognized for its leading position in biotechnology.*Abbott Medical Optics *GE Healthcare*Pfizer *Phadia, an offshoot of Pharmacia*Fresenius*Q-Med...
  
  .
• Lunds botaniska trädgård
  Botaniska trädgården (Lund)
  Botaniska trädgården is a botanical garden in central Lund, Sweden, open to the public daily without charge. The 8 hectares site contains 7000 species of plants, of which 200 are found in the greenhouses representing nine different climate zones. It is owned and operated by Lund University...
  
   http://www.lu.se/o.o.i.s/656, Lund University
  Lund University
  Lund University , located in the city of Lund in the province of Scania, Sweden, is one of northern Europe's most prestigious universities and one of Scandinavia's largest institutions for education and research, frequently ranked among the world's top 100 universities...
  
  , Lund
  Lund
  -Main sights:During the 12th and 13th centuries, when the town was the seat of the archbishop, many churches and monasteries were built. At its peak, Lund had 27 churches, but most of them were demolished as result of the Reformation in 1536. Several medieval buildings remain, including Lund...
  
  . 7000 species outdoors, 2000 species indoors.

Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

• Botanical Garden of the University of Basel, Basel
  Basel
  Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...
  
  
• Berne Botanical Garden, Bern
• Alpine botanical garden, Champex
  Champex
  Champex is a village located in the French speaking Swiss canton of Valais, part of the municipality of Orsières.The village lies at 1,470 metres on the shore of Lac de Champex, at the foot of the Mont Blanc Massif. It is a starting point for many hikes into the surrounding mountains and huts...
  
  
• Botanical Garden Schatzalp, Davos
  Davos
  Davos is a municipality in the district of Prättigau/Davos in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has a permanent population of 11,248 . Davos is located on the Landwasser River, in the Swiss Alps, between the Plessur and Albula Range...
  
  
• Botanical Garden of the University of Fribourg, Fribourg
  Fribourg
  Fribourg is the capital of the Swiss canton of Fribourg and the district of Sarine. It is located on both sides of the river Saane/Sarine, on the Swiss plateau, and is an important economic, administrative and educational center on the cultural border between German and French Switzerland...
  
  
• Geneva Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, Geneva
  Geneva
  Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
  
  
• Jardin Botanique Cantonal Lausanne
  Jardin Botanique Cantonal Lausanne
  The Jardin Botanique Cantonal Lausanne is a botanical garden near the centre of Lausanne, Switzerland; it is located at Avenue de Cour 14, midway between the train station and shores of Lake Geneva. It features almost 6,000 plants.-External links:**...
  
  , Lausanne
  Lausanne
  Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...
  
  
• Botanical Garden of the University and City of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel
• Botanical Garden St. Gallen, St. Gallen
  St. Gallen
  St. Gallen is the capital of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It evolved from the hermitage of Saint Gall, founded in the 7th century. Today, it is a large urban agglomeration and represents the center of eastern Switzerland. The town mainly relies on the service sector for its economic...
  
  
• Chinese Garden, Zurich
  Zürich
  Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
  
  
• Old Botanical Garden, Zurich
• University Botanical Garden
  Botanical Garden of the University of Zurich
  The Botanical Garden of the University of Zurich is a botanical garden in the Swiss city of Zurich...
  
  , Zurich

Taiwan

Taiwan

Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

• Taipei Botanical Garden
  Taipei Botanical Garden
  The Taipei Botanical Garden is located in the Nanhai Academy on Nanhai Road in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. The Botanical Garden covers an area of about 15 hectares and includes over 1500 plant species.-History:...
  
  , Taipei
  Taipei
  Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
  
  
• Taichung Botanical Garden, Taichung
  Taichung
  -Demographics:Taichung’s population was an estimated 1,040,725 in August 2006. There are slightly more females in the city than males.24.32% of residents are children, while 16.63% are young people, 52.68% are middle-age, and 6.73% are elderly....
  
  

Thailand

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

• Queen Sirikit Botanical Garden - Chiangmai
• Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden
  Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden
  Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden is a botanical garden and tourist attraction at kilometer 163 on Sukhumvit Road in Chonburi Province, Thailand. Its also a major scientific center dedicated to cycads, with its own Cycad Gene Bank.-History:...
  
  
• Dokmai Garden
  Dokmai Garden
  is a private tropical botanical garden in the Hang Dong district in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The garden is located at N18° 40.634’ E 98° 52.749’.The aim of Dokmai Garden is to impart knowledge about tropical organisms in general, and monsoon gardening in particular....
  
   - Chiangmai

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...

• Scarborough Botanic Gardens - Tobago
• Royal Botanic Gardens, Trinidad
  Royal Botanic Gardens, Trinidad
  The Royal Botanic Gardens in Trinidad is located in Port of Spain. The Gardens, which were established in 1818, are situated just north of the Queen's Park Savannah. This is one of the oldest Botanic Gardens in the world. The landscaped site occupies 61.8 acres and contains some 700 trees.The...
  
   -Port of Spain, Trinidad

Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

• Donetsk Botanical Garden
• Kharkiv Botanical Garden
• Kiev Botanical Garden
• Lviv Botanical Garden
• Nikitskiy Botanical Garden, Crimea
  Crimea
  Crimea , or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , is a sub-national unit, an autonomous republic, of Ukraine. It is located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name...
  
  
• Odessa Botanical Gardens
  Odessa Botanical Gardens
  Odessa Botanical Gardens are botanical gardens in Odessa, Ukraine....
  
  

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....

• Botanical Garden of the Uzbekistan Science Academy, Tashkent
• Botanical Garden named after Amir Temur, Buston, Karakalpakstan

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...

• Ewanrigg Botanical Gardens
• Bvumba Botanical Gardens
• National Botanic Garden (Zimbabwe)
  National Botanic Garden (Zimbabwe)
  National Botanic Garden of Zimbabwe is situated about 4 km North of Harare City Centre in the suburb of Alexandra Park. It also houses the National Herbarium of Zimbabwe. The gardens have an area of almost 7 square kilometres. Initially established as a recreation area in 1902. In 1962 it...
  
  

External links

• Botanic Garden Conservation International's Garden Search Database