Address and contact details
	Benmore, Dunoon, Argyll, PA23 8QU
	Tel: 01369 706261
	Fax: 01369 706369
	Email: p.baxter@rbge.org.uk
	Web site: www.rbge.org.uk/rbge/web/visiting/bbg.js...
	Latitude: 56° 01' 34" N
	Longitude: 04° 58' 51" W
Background to the collection
Year founded:	1850
Ownership:	Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Umbrella organisation:	PlantNetwork, Botanic Gardens Conservation International
Personnel
Regius Keeper:	Professor Stephen Blackmore
Curator:	Peter Baxter
Contact person:	Peter Baxter
Total Staff:	12
Policies
Accessions:	As for the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Collections:	As for the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Physical environment
Altitude:	5-137 m
Soil type:	Acid
Aspect:	East
Total area:	49 ha
Other sites of collection:	Dawyck Botanic Garden Logan Botanic Garden Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Weather records	No records kept
Temperature
Absolute maximum:	25 °C
Absolute minimum:	-10 °C
Rainfall
Average annual:	2800 mm
Plant collection
Genera:	387
Species:	1680
Taxa:	2569
Plants:	11 489
Notable plants within the collection:
	Tallest Tsuga heterophylla, Picea jezoensis var. hondoensis and Abies delavayi var. fabri
Geographical area(s) of specialisation:
	Eastern Asia, Southern South America
Special families within the collections:
	Eucryphiaceae, Ericaceae, Nothofagaceae, Magnoliaceae
Special genera within the collections:
	Rhododendron, Azalea, Eucryphia, Nothofagus, Betula, Sorbus
Special collections:
	Chile, ICCP Conifers, ICCP Bhutan, Rhododendron,
TARGET 8 SPECIES:
TARGET 8 PROJECT TAXON LIST       UK Red Data List 2005 SAP lead partner WELSH Red Data List 2008 IRISH Red Data List 1987 IRISH Red Data List 2005 TARGET 8 PROJECT datasheet Garden(s) Ajuga pyramidalis Pyramidal Bugle B I VU RE VU T8 RBG Benmore Arabis petraea Northern Rock-cress B W I VU EN RE VU T8 RBG Benmore Carex buxbaumii Club Sedge B I VU EW EW T8 NBG Glasnevin RBG Benmore Cephalanthera longifolia Narrow-leaved Helleborine B W I VU Plantlife EN VU EN T8 RBG Benmore Rumex aquaticus Scottish Dock B VU T8 RBG Benmore Sibbaldia procumbens Sibbaldia B VU T8 RBG Benmore Sorbus arranensis B VU T8 RBG Benmore RBG Dawyck Sorbus pseudofennica Arran Service-tree B VU T8 RBG Benmore RBG Dawyck
Record Keeping:	Kept since 1938 Computerised
Record System:	BG-Base
Plant-collecting trips:	International
Facilities on site
Herbarium:	Based at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Library:	Based at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh,
Research facilities:	Based at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Publications:	Garden catalogue, garden guides, Edinburgh Journal of Botany, Catalogue on Internet. List of publications available from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Identifications:	Undertakes freeidentifications for the general public. Internal verification of material
Teaching and Education:	Primary, secondary, higher and public education
Interpretation:	Supervised garden walks, signs, brochures, guided trails
Friends Organisation:	Yes
Visitor facilities:	Restaurant, gift shop, plant shop
Access to the collections
Public access:	Admission charge
Visitors per year:	33054
Public opening hours:	Mon-Sun: 9.30am-6pm March-October
Guiding principles behind the collection
	To document, display and scientifically interpret global plant and fungal diversity, thereby enhancing our knowledge of plant biology, evolution, conservation, habitats and sustainable utilisation for the long-term benefit of humanity.
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