Ecological-Botanical Garden of the University of Bayreuth
The Ecological-Botanical Garden (abbreviated ÖBG ) is a central scientific facility of the University of Bayreuth with a focus on ecology and the environment in research and teaching. For the public, the garden is a nationally important center for education and relaxation. A special feature of the ÖBG is that natural habitats and types of vegetation from all over the world are shown in the 16 hectare open-air area and in the 6000 m² greenhouses. In addition, there are extensive natural and extensively managed habitats in the open air (arid locations, wet habitats, dead wood, etc.). In the course of time, a unique variety of native animal, plant and mushroom species has settled here, including many rare and endangered species. A large assortment of different useful plants thrives every year in the useful plant garden with an annually changing theme.
history
The Ecological-Botanical Garden was founded in 1978 and Günter Rossmann, who later founded the Rossmann Paleobotanical Foundation, was appointed the first garden director. In 1985 the construction of the greenhouses began, which was completed in 1993 with the greenhouse for tropical high mountain plants. The heated water basin for tropical aquatic plants was put into operation in 1995. Gregor Aas has been director of the garden since 1996 . In 1998 the Friends of the Ecological and Botanical Garden was founded. V. founded, which supports the garden ideally, financially and organizationally and now has more than 500 members.
Layout of the garden
The flora of the temperate zones of Asia, America and Europe can be seen in the outdoor area. The plants are arranged and the terrain is designed in such a way that an impression of the forests and prairies of North America, the flora of East Asia and the Himalayas, the Central Asian and Ukrainian steppes to the forests, heather, moor and dune areas of Central Europe is created.
In the approximately two hectare large vegetable garden, which is located in the south of the ÖBG, there are numerous types and varieties of grain and vegetables as well as fiber, coloring and medicinal plants. Every year a group of plants is presented in detail, e.g. B. Paprika or Chili (2016) or Edible Flowers (2017). More than 150 types of fruit can be found on the large orchard meadow , including many old, rare and regional varieties. In addition, bushes are planted that provide soft and wild fruits .
The six show greenhouses house around 5000 species of plants from different tropical climates. Along a circular route, visitors can explore tropical dry forests, mangroves , lowland rainforests, mountain cloud forests and plants from the Canarian laurel forests . A special feature is the special greenhouse for tropical high mountain plants.
The range of potted plants, which come from the Mediterranean and the subtropics of Australia, Asia, America and Africa, is also unique in terms of size and species spectrum . The plants spend the winter in the greenhouse and are presented in a spacious open area throughout the summer, allowing holiday memories and feelings to grow in the middle of Upper Franconia.
herbarium
In the herbarium of the University of Bayreuth, dried plant specimens are preserved, classified and made available for science. In addition to the plant systematic basic research, the evaluation of herbarium material serves in particular to document the distribution areas of the plant species and their shifts against the background of climate change. In addition to evidence from current and former Bayreuth research projects, e.g. B. in East Africa, Yemen and Chile, the focus of the herbarium is on the flora of Bavaria, especially northeast Bavaria. The herbarium is looked after by Ulrich Meve.
Others
The Ecological-Botanical Garden has 32 employees, 25 of whom work in the horticultural sector, four in the garden administration and three in the scientific field. There are also associated scientists and doctoral students. Every year around 70,000 people visit the ÖBG; in the summer months it has around 500 visitors a day. Admission is free. Every first Sunday of the month there is a free public guided tour on a specific topic, and there are other free public tours in the summer months. For clubs, groups, schools, etc., tours can be booked at any time through the secretariat. 1071 animal species have been recorded on the site , of which 169 are vertebrates and 902 are invertebrates . The cultivated plants come from more than 100 countries.
Special flowering events
In the greenhouse for tropical high mountain plants, it was a little sensation when in 2000 an Ethiopian crested tree ( Lobelia rhynchopetalum ) blossomed in culture for the first time worldwide .
It was unusual that a Titan Arum ( Amorphophallus titanum ) bloomed twice within a year in the ÖBG, in August 2014 and June 2015. This is the shortest observed time interval between the re-blooming of a Titan Arum, usually several years pass between the flowers of the giant plant. A second Titan Arum bloomed in June 2016.
See also
literature
- Gregor Aas, Ulrike Bertram, Marianne Lauerer: Discover - explain - receive. World of Plants in the Ecological Botanical Garden. Garden guide. 2nd ext. Edition 2008, 34 pp.
- Gregor Aas, Helmut Zwölfer, Alexandra Kehl, Marianne Lauerer: There's a lot going on! Booklet accompanying the exhibition in the ÖBG , 2010. 45 pp.
- Thomas Foken, Johannes Lüers, Gregor Aas, Marianne Lauerer: Our climate. In the garden - in change , 2016. 39 p.
- Marianne Lauerer: cactus for dessert. Tropical fruit in the ÖBG , 2005. 42 pp.
- Marianne Lauerer: Cocoa and Chocolate. Booklet accompanying the exhibition in the ÖBG , 2006. 55 pp.
- Elisabeth Obermaier, Marianne Lauerer, Herbert Rebhan, Gregor Aas: Biodiversity and species protection in the garden. Booklet accompanying the exhibition , 2013. 37 pp.
- Andreas Peterek, Marianne Lauerer, Ralf Schunk, Ulrike Bertram: Steinreich. Rocks in the Ecological Botanical Garden , 2003. 35 p.
- Ulrich Sukopp, Erich Walter, Herbert Sukopp, Gregor Aas, Marianne Lauerer: Half as wild. Neophytes in our flora. Booklet accompanying the exhibition in the ÖBG . 2nd supplemented edition 2008. 43 pp.
All brochures are self-published and are available for 3 euros each from the ÖBG.
Web links
Coordinates: 49 ° 55 '24.6 " N , 11 ° 35' 7.4" E
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ecological-Botanical Garden: About Us - History ( Memento of May 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on February 10, 2011
- ↑ a b Bayreuth in numbers. Ecological-Botanical Garden in: Nordbayerischer Kurier from July 20, 2016, p. 18
- ^ "Journey around the world" Journey around the world in one day ( Memento of May 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on February 10, 2011
- ↑ Stink attracts in Nordbayerischer Kurier from June 8, 2015, p. 10