Giardino Botanico Montano di Pratorondanino

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Giardino Botanico Montano di Pratorondanino

Type	Botanical
Location	Campo Ligure, Italy
Area	0.6 hectares (1.5 acres)
Opened	1979 (1979)
Owned by	Province of Genoa

The Giardino Botanico Montano di Pratorondanino is a nature preserve and botanical garden located at 750 meters altitude in Pratorondanino, Campo Ligure, Province of Genoa, Liguria, Italy. It is open during the warmer months.

History[edit]

The garden was established in 1979 by GLAO (Group Ligure Amatori Orchids), and since 1983 has expanded to encompass additional species, primarily from the Alps and Apennine mountain.

Species[edit]

Its collections include:

14 species of rhododendrons
2 specimens commonly called sequoia: Sequoiadendron giganteum and Sequoia sempervirens
Ginkgo biloba
a rare Wollemia nobilis
many orchids especially Cypripedium
Ligurian mountain flora including Viola bertolonii and Cerastium utriense
a collection of 50 Sempervivum
numerous Sedum
endangered species including: Eryngium alpinum, Lilium pomponium and Wulfenia carinthiaca.

It also contains numerous trees common to the region including: Abies alba

See also[edit]

List of botanical gardens in Italy

Image gallery[edit]

Iberis umbellata (Brassicaceae)
Eryngium alpinum (Asteraceae)
Geranium caespitosum var. fremontii (Geraniaceae)
Typha minima (Typhaceae)

Bibliography[edit]

AA.VV. (2003). G.L.A.O., (Gruppo ligure amatori orchidee) (ed.). Un giardino botanico a Pratorondanino. Provincia di Genova.

References[edit]

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