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| Address and contact details |
| The Grounds & Garden of the University of Exeter, Department of Biological Sciences, Prince of Wales Road, Exeter, Devon, EX44PX |
| Tel: 01392 263059 |
| Fax: 01392 264547 |
| Latitude: 50° 44' 03" N |
| Longitude: 3° 31' 55" W |
| Background to the collection |
| Year founded: | 1922 |
| Ownership: | University of Exeter |
| Garden code: | EXR |
| Umbrella organisation: | National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens |
| Personnel |
| Superintendent of grounds: | S.C. Scarr |
| Contact person: | S.C. Scarr |
| Policies |
| Accessions: | To continue to expand the plant collection using all possible microclimates |
| Physical environment |
| Altitude: | 65 m |
| Soil type: | Clay, Acid |
| Aspect: | South, west and varied |
| Total area: | 101 ha |
| Weather records | Records kept |
| Temperature | |
| Average daily: | 10.75 °C |
| Av. monthly max: | 16 °C |
| Av. monthly min: | 5.5 °C |
| Wind | |
| Direction: | South and west |
| Strength: | Above average |
| Rainfall | |
| Average annual: | 750 mm |
| Plant collection |
| Families: | 172 |
| Genera: | 899 |
| Species: | 4560 |
| Taxa: | 5416 |
| Plants: | 150 000 |
| Notable plants within the collection: |
| Original Lucombe oaks, rare Fraxinus xanthoxyloides var. dimorpha, rare Quercus infectoria |
| Special families within the collections: |
| Flacourtiaceae, Pinaceae, Ericaceae, Liliaceae, Leguminosae, Rosaceae, Compositae, Labiatae, Gramineae, Saxifragaceae, Amaryllidaceae, Cupressaceae, Cactaceae, Rutaceae, Caprifoliaceae, Ranunculaceae, Oleaceae, Iridaceae, Cruciferae, Scrophulariaceae |
| Special collections: |
| Azara, NCCPG – 7 Species, 12 Taxa, 55 Plants.
Conifers,CCP – 19 Genera, 46 Taxa, 126 Accessions.
Exeter University Research Collection, UNIV |
| Record Keeping: | Kept since 1960
Computerised |
| Record System: | unknown |
| Plant-collecting trips: | No |
| Facilities on site |
| Herbarium: | No |
| Library: | No |
| Research facilities: | General biological laboratories, micro propagation, cryopreservation, sub-cellular microscopy, molecular |
| Publications: | Index seminum. Other publications: Tour Guide |
| Identifications: | No |
| Teaching and Education: | Higher |
| Interpretation: | Brochures |
| Friends Organisation: | No |
| Visitor facilities: | Café, book shop |
| Access to the collections |
| Public access: | Free |
| Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: Dawn to dusk |
| Guiding principles behind the collection |
| The garden's policy is to expand its collection of trees, shrubs, herbs and bulbs as a base for conservation, teaching and research, but to use it to enhance the landscape of the Exeter University campus. |
| Location map |
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