List of botanical gardens facts for kids
A botanical garden is a place where plants, especially ferns, conifers and flowering plants, are grown and displayed for the purposes of research, conservation, and education. This distinguishes them from parks and pleasure gardens where plants, usually with showy flowers, are grown for public amenity only. Botanical gardens that specialize in trees are sometimes referred to as arboretums. They are occasionally associated with zoos.
The earliest botanical gardens were founded in the late Renaissance at the University of Pisa (1543) and the University of Padua (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, US, the Bonn University Botanic Garden, Bonn, Germany, the Cambridge University Botanic Garden, Cambridge, England, the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, Netherlands, and the Kraus Preserve of Ohio Wesleyan University, US.
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 (BGCI) website. With over 800 participating botanical gardens, BGCI forms the world's largest network for plant conservation and environmental education.
Argentina
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Argentina
Armenia
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Armenia
Australia
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Australia
Austria
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Austria
Bangladesh
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Bangladesh
Barbados
- Andromeda Botanic Gardens
- Hunte's Gardens
Belarus
- Central Botanical Garden of NAS of Belarus
Belgium
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Belgium
Belize
- Belize Botanic Gardens
Bermuda
- Bermuda Botanical Gardens
Botswana
- National Botanical Garden (Botswana), Gaborone
Brazil
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Brazil
Bulgaria
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
- Bantia Botanical Garden
Cameroon
- Limbe Botanic Garden
Canada
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Canada
Cayman Islands
- Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park
Chile
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Chile
China
Main page: List of botanical gardens in China
Colombia
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Colombia
Costa Rica
- Lankester Botanical Garden
Croatia
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Croatia
Cuba
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Cuba
Czech Republic
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Czech Republic
Denmark
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Denmark
Dominica
- Dominica Botanical Gardens
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Ecuador
Egypt
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Egypt
Estonia
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Estonia
Fiji
- Savurua Botanical Gardens
- Thurston Gardens, Suva
Finland
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Finland
France
Main page: List of botanical gardens in France
Georgia
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Georgia (country)
Germany
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Germany
Ghana
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Ghana
Gibraltar
- Gibraltar Botanic Gardens
Guyana
- Georgetown Botanical Gardens
Haiti
- Jardin Botanique des Cayes
Honduras
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Honduras
Hungary
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Hungary
Iceland
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Iceland
India
Main page: List of botanical gardens in India
Indonesia
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Indonesia
Iran
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Iran
Ireland
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Ireland
Israel
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Israel
Italy
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Italy
Jamaica
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Jamaica
Japan
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Japan
Kenya
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Kenya
Kuwait
- Bayan Botanical Garden, Bayan Palace
Latvia
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Latvia
Lithuania
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Lithuania
Malaysia
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Malaysia
Malta
- Argotti Botanic Gardens, Floriana
Mauritius
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Mauritius
Myanmar
- National Kandawgyi Botanical Gardens
México
Main page: List of botanical gardens in México
Monaco
- Jardin Exotique de Monaco
Kyrgyzstan
- Botanical garden named after E. Gareev of Kyrgyzstan Science Academy, Bishkek
Morocco
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Morocco
Myanmar
- National Botanical Gardens, Pyin U Lwin, Mandalay Division
Netherlands
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Netherlands
New Zealand
Main page: List of botanical gardens in New Zealand
North Korea
- Korea Central Botanical Garden, Pyongyang
Norway
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Norway
Pakistan
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Pakistan
- Bagh-e-Jinnah, Lahore
- National Herbarium, Islamabad
- Rani Bagh Arboretum, Hyderabad
- Sukh Chayn Gardens, Lahore
- Herbarium and Botanical Garden, Shah Abdul Latif University
Palestine
- Palestine Museum of Natural History - Botanic Garden
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Peru
Philippines
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Philippines
Poland
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Poland
Portugal
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Portugal
Puerto Rico
Republic of Moldova
- Chișinău Botanical Garden
Romania
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Romania
Russia
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Russia
Saint Lucia
- St. Lucia Botanical Gardens
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Botanic Gardens St. Vincent
Serbia
- Botanical Garden Jevremovac, Belgrade
Singapore
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Singapore
Slovakia
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Slovakia
Slovenia
- University Botanic Gardens, Ljubljana
South Korea
Main page: List of botanical gardens in South Korea
South Africa
Main page: List of botanical gardens in South Africa
Spain
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Spain
Sri Lanka
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Sri Lanka
Sultanate Of Oman
- Oman Botanic Garden
Sudan
- Sudan National Botanical Garden
Sweden
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Sweden
Switzerland
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Switzerland
Tahiti
- Jardin Botanique, Papeete
Taiwan
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Taiwan
Tonga
- 'Ene'io Botanical Garden – Vava'u
Thailand
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Thailand
Trinidad and Tobago
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey
- Atatürk Arboretum
- Karaca Arboretum
Uganda
- National Botanical Gardens (Uganda)
Ukraine
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
Main page: List of botanical gardens in the United States
Uzbekistan
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Uzbekistan
Venezuela
- Centro Jardín Botánico de Mérida
Vietnam
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Vietnam
Zimbabwe
Main page: List of botanical gardens in Zimbabwe
See also
- List of herbaria
- List of aquaria
- List of zoos
- List of tourist attractions worldwide
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