The Orto Botanico del Mediterraneo 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 ...
located on the grounds of the ''
Museo di storia naturale del Mediterraneo'' at
Livorno,
Tuscany
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Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
. It contains groupings of plants typical to various locations along the
Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on the ...
, with each group in a specific soil (limestone, serpentine, volcanic, etc.).
See also
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List of botanical gardens in Italy
This list of botanical gardens in Italy is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in Italy.
* Abruzzo
** Alpine Botanical Garden of Campo Imperatore ( Giardino Botanico Alpino di Campo Imperatore)
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Giardino Botanico Mediterraneo
The Giardino Botanico Mediterraneo (10 hectares) is a botanical garden located along the Adriatic Sea about 2 kilometers north of San Salvo, Province of Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy. It is open Monday through Friday in the warmer months; an admission ...
(
Abruzzo)
External links
Orto Botanico del MediterraneoOrto Botanico d'Italia
Mediterraneo
Buildings and structures in Livorno
Gardens in Tuscany
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