The Herbularium du Morvan (500 m²), more formally known as the Herbularium du parc naturel régional du Morvan, is a

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 ...

with

arboretum An arboretum (plural: arboreta) in a general sense is a botanical collection composed exclusively of trees of a variety of species. Originally mostly created as a section in a larger garden or park for specimens of mostly non-local species, man ...

located at the Maison du Parc in the Parc naturel régional du Morvan,

Saint-Brisson Saint-Brisson () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. Points of interest * Herbularium du Morvan See also *Communes of the Nièvre department *Parc naturel régional du Morvan Morvan Regional Natural Park (French: ''Parc ...

, Nièvre,

Burgundy Burgundy (; french: link=no, Bourgogne ) is a historical territory and former administrative region and province of east-central France. The province was once home to the Dukes of Burgundy from the early 11th until the late 15th century. The c ...

, France. It is open year-round; admission is free. The garden was established in 1987, inspired by medieval medicinal

herb In general use, herbs are a widely distributed and widespread group of plants, excluding vegetables and other plants consumed for macronutrients, with savory or aromatic properties that are used for flavoring and garnishing food, for medicinal ...

gardens but with a broader view encompassing plants native to the Morvan. It contains about 170 labeled species within 32 boxwood-edged beds (15 m² each) as follows: * characteristic plants of the Morvan (ten beds) * climatic influences of the Morvan, with rare species (three beds) * botanical miscellany (three beds) * medicinal plants from the Morvan (six beds) * cultivated food plants (three beds) * local traditions (four beds) * common plants and folk medicine (three beds) Its

contains a number of labeled specimens as well as a pond.

References

Parc naturel régional du Morvan

BaLaDO.fr entry (French)

Vision Bourgogne entry (French)
Gardens in Nièvre Botanical gardens in France {{France-garden-stub