The Giardino Botanico di Collepardo, also known as the Giardino Botanico "Flora Ernica", is a

nature preserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological o ...

and

botanical garden A botanical garden or botanic gardenThe 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, an ...

located in

Collepardo Collepardo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about east of Rome and about north of Frosinone. History The presence of ancient polygonal walls ("Pelasgic Walls") testifies the human p ...

Province of Frosinone The Province of Frosinone ( it, Provincia di Frosinone) is a province in the Lazio region of Italy, with 91 ''comuni'' (singular: ''comune''; see Comuni of the Province of Frosinone). Its capital is the city of Frosinone. It has an area of ...

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. It is open several months per year. The garden was established in 1985 by the

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; it opened to the public in 1991. It currently contains about 400

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indigenous to the

Monti Ernici The Monti Ernici (Italian: "Mountains of the Hernici") are a mountain range in central Italy, part of the sub-Apennines of Lazio. They are bounded by the valley of the river Aniene to the north-east, that of the Liri to the east, and, from south ...

, a chain of central Apennine Mountains. This represents about 50% of the Monti Ernici flora, including some protected species. The garden contains a nature trail through forests, meadows, marshes and small clearings. Some plants are marked with a card providing botanical information.

References

Collepardo article (Italian)

060608 article (Italian)

Botanical gardens in Italy Gardens in Lazio {{Italy-garden-stub

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