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Are you wondering whether your favourite plant can be found in the Botanical Garden? Perhaps you saw an interesting plant yesterday, but have forgotten its name? In the Explorer, you can search for information in many different ways. You don’t have to fill in all the boxes, just write what you do know - for example, the plant’s name, or the garden area where you saw it (“Placement”) - and click Search.
There are approximately 8600 plant species in the Botanical Garden. They are used in research and education, as well as to promote the public’s knowledge and appreciation of nature.
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Acanthaceae
Actinidiaceae
Adiantaceae
Adoxaceae
Agavaceae
Aizoaceae
Alismataceae
Alliaceae
Altingiaceae
Amaranthaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Anacardiaceae
Annonaceae
Anthericaceae
Apiaceae
Apocynaceae
Aquifoliaceae
Araceae
Araliaceae
Araucariaceae
Arecaceae
Aristolochiaceae
Asparagaceae
Asphodelaceae
Aspleniaceae
Asteraceae
Balsaminaceae
Basellaceae
Begoniaceae
Berberidaceae
Betulaceae
Bignoniaceae
Bombacaceae
Boraginaceae
Brassicaceae
Bromeliaceae
Burseraceae
Butomaceae
Buxaceae
Cactaceae
Calceolariaceae
Calycanthaceae
Campanulaceae
Cannabaceae
Cannaceae
Caprifoliaceae
Caricaceae
Caryophyllaceae
Celastraceae
Cercidiphyllaceae
Cistaceae
Cleomaceae
Clethraceae
Clusiaceae
Colchicaceae
Commelinaceae
Convallariaceae
Convolvulaceae
Cornaceae
Crassulaceae
Cucurbitaceae
Cupressaceae
Cycadaceae
Cyperaceae
Dennstaedtiaceae
Diapensiaceae
Dicksoniaceae
Diervillaceae
Dioscoreaceae
Dipsacaceae
Dracaenaceae
Droseraceae
Dryopteridaceae
Elaeagnaceae
Ephedraceae
Equisetaceae
Ericaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Fabaceae
Fagaceae
Fouquieriaceae
Gentianaceae
Geraniaceae
Gesneriaceae
Ginkgoaceae
Glaucidiaceae
Grossulariaceae
Gunneraceae
Hamamelidaceae
Heliconiaceae
Helwingiaceae
Hemerocallidaceae
Hostaceae
Hyacinthaceae
Hydrangeaceae
Hydrocharitaceae
Hypericaceae
Hypoxidaceae
Iridaceae
Juglandaceae
Juncaceae
Lamiaceae
Lardizabalaceae
Lauraceae
Lentibulariaceae
Liliaceae
Limnanthaceae
Linaceae
Linnaeaceae
Loasaceae
Lythraceae
Magnoliaceae
Malvaceae
Marantaceae
Melanthiaceae
Melastomataceae
Menispermaceae
Menyanthaceae
Moraceae
Morinaceae
Myricaceae
Myrsinaceae
Myrtaceae
Nelumbonaceae
Nepenthaceae
Nephrolepidaceae
Nyctaginaceae
Nymphaeaceae
Nyssaceae
Oleaceae
Onagraceae
Orchidaceae
Osmundaceae
Oxalidaceae
Paeoniaceae
Papaveraceae
Passifloraceae
Paulowniaceae
Phrymaceae
Phyllanthaceae
Phytolaccaceae
Pinaceae
Piperaceae
Plantaginaceae
Platanaceae
Plumbaginaceae
Poaceae
Podocarpaceae
Polemoniaceae
Polygalaceae
Polygonaceae
Polypodiaceae
Pontederiaceae
Portulacaceae
Potamogetonaceae
Primulaceae
Proteaceae
Psilotaceae
Ranunculaceae
Resedaceae
Rhamnaceae
Rhizoporaceae
Rosaceae
Rubiaceae
Ruscaceae
Rutaceae
Salicaceae
Santalaceae
Sapindaceae
Sarraceniaceae
Saxifragaceae
Schisandraceae
Scrophulariaceae
Selaginellaceae
Simaroubaceae
Solanaceae
Stangeriaceae
Staphyleaceae
Strelitziaceae
Styracaceae
Tamaricaceae
Taxaceae
Theaceae
Thelypteridaceae
Themidaceae
Thymelaeaceae
Tiliaceae
Tropaeolaceae
Turneraceae
Ulmaceae
Urticaceae
Valerianaceae
Verbenaceae
Violaceae
Vitaceae
Woodsiaceae
Xanthorrhoeaceae
Zamiaceae
Zingiberaceae
Placement:
Arboretet (1)
Dufthagen (2)
Fjellhagen (3)
Oldemors hage (4)
Osloryggen (5)
Rød- og svartelistebed (6)
Systematisk hage (7)
Urtehagen (8)
Veksthus (9)
Country of origin:
Afghanistan
Andorra
Angola
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belgium
Bhutan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Bulgaria
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Chile
China
Cote D'Ivoire, Ivory Coast
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Estonia
Ethiopia
Faeroe Islands
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Greenland
Guatemala
Hungary
Iceland
India
Iran
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kyrgyz Republic
Lesotho
Lithuania
Macedonia
Malawi
Mexico
Mongolia
Morocco
Nepal
Netherlands
North Korea
Norway
Pakistan
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Reunion
Romania
Russian Federation
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Somalia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Svalbard & Jan Mayen Islands
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Ukraine
United States of America
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Yemen
Results:
Garden areas:
1. The Arboretum
2. The Scented Garden
3. The Rock Garden
4. Great-granny’s Garden
5. The Oslo Ridge
6. Red- and black-listed plants
7. The Systematic Garden
8. The Herb Garden
9. Greenhouses