2022 Ukraine Botanic Garden Appeal

Uzhhorod National University Botanical Garden

The mild climate, favorable geographical position and protection from northern winds create ideal conditions for introduced plants. The botanical garden is a research, educational and environmental institution and aims to preserve, study and enrich plant resources of local and world flora by creating new and replenishing existing botanical collections. The garden has 29 staff.

Collections at Uzhhorod Botanical Garden

The garden’s collections include plant taxa originating from several geographical regions, such as the Mediterranean, Caucasus, Crimean Peninsula, China, Japan, and North America. A prominent role is devoted to the collection of species listed in the Red Data Book of Ukraine, including crocuses (Crocus heuffelianus and C. banaticus), narrow-leaved narcissus (Narcissus angustifolius), spring pheasant’s eye (Adonis vernalis), alpine aster (Aster alpinus), dogtooth violet (Erythronium dens-canis), spring snowflake (Leucojum vernum), edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum), tussock bellflower (Campanula carpatica), European scopolia (Scopolia carniolica), and autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale). The Arboretum features a number of introduced woody plant taxa.