Poznan Botanical Gardens

The Botanical Garden is a university-wide research and educational unit associated with the Faculty of Biology of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. Our garden was established in 1925 and at the present day occupies an area of approximately 22 ha, gathering about 7000 taxa often growing in special collections: - trees and shrubs divided in groups of plants from different climate zones of the World, - plants in systematic configuration, - succulents, - tropical flora, - alpine plants, - species threatened with extinction (collection area: 0,50 ha), - ornamental perennials, - National Cotoneaster Collection (Cotoneaster Medik.) Research facilities: - 6 greenhouses in a total area of 800 m² - rhizarium - root laboratory - meteorological station - air pollution monitoring station The AMU Botanical Garden in Poznań is affiliated to the BGCI (Botanic Gardens Conservation International) and to The Council of Botanical Gardens in Poland