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Jardin botanique des Causses (6,000 m²) is a
botanical gardenBotanical gardens grow a wide variety of plants primarily to categorize and document for scientific purposes. Botanists and horticulturalists tend the flora and maintain the garden's library and herbarium of dried and documented plant material. Botanical gardens may also serve to entertain and...
located at 17 Avenue Charles de Gaulle,
MillauMillau is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. It is located at the confluence of the Tarn and Dourbie rivers.-History:...
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AveyronAveyron is a department in southern France named after the Aveyron River.- History :Aveyron is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790....
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Midi-PyrénéesMidi-Pyrénées is the largest region of metropolitan France by area, larger than the Netherlands or Denmark.Midi-Pyrénées has no historical or geographical unity...
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FranceFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
. It is open daily without charge.
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The
Jardin botanique des Causses (6,000 m²) is a
botanical gardenBotanical gardens grow a wide variety of plants primarily to categorize and document for scientific purposes. Botanists and horticulturalists tend the flora and maintain the garden's library and herbarium of dried and documented plant material. Botanical gardens may also serve to entertain and...
located at 17 Avenue Charles de Gaulle,
MillauMillau is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. It is located at the confluence of the Tarn and Dourbie rivers.-History:...
,
AveyronAveyron is a department in southern France named after the Aveyron River.- History :Aveyron is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790....
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Midi-PyrénéesMidi-Pyrénées is the largest region of metropolitan France by area, larger than the Netherlands or Denmark.Midi-Pyrénées has no historical or geographical unity...
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FranceFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
. It is open daily without charge.
The garden was created in 1996 within the Parc de la Victoire. It contains more than 3500 trees and shrubs representing 80 species of the area's
limestoneLimestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the mineral calcite . The deposition of limestone strata is often a by-product and indicator of biological activity in the geologic record...
plateau and nearby Regional Natural Park des Grands Causses. Plants of interest include
arbutusArbutus is a genus of at least 14 species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae, native to warm temperate regions of the Mediterranean, western Europe, and North America....
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beechBeech is a genus of ten species of deciduous trees in the family Fagaceae, native to temperate Europe, Asia and North America.The leaves of beech trees are entire or sparsely toothed, from 5–15 cm long and 4–10 cm broad...
, Cedar of Lebanon, liquidambar,
oakAn oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus , of which about 400 species exist. "Oak" may also appear in the names of species in related genera, notably Lithocarpus...
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redwood-Trees:Conifers* Family Cupressaceae ** Sequoia sempervirens - Coast Redwood** Sequoiadendron giganteum - Giant Sequoia** Metasequoia glyptostroboides - Dawn Redwood** Cryptomeria japonica - Sugi* Family Pinaceae...
, collections of
roseA rose is a perennial flower shrub or vine of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae, that contains over 100 species and comes in a variety of colours. The species form a group of erect shrubs, and climbing or trailing plants, with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles...
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ophrysThe genus Ophrys is a large group of orchids from the alliance Orchis in the subtribe Orchidinae. There are many natural hybrids. The type species is Ophrys insectifera L.1753...
of Aveyron, and displays of about 10,000 flowering plants renewed twice a year.