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Scientists regularly come to The Herboretum to make an inventory and count the plant and animal species present on the estate, as true indicators of biodiversity.
These inventories are very precious to evaluate the evolution of biodiversity.

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The Gardens, Ambassadors of Biodiversity

The 5 Ecologic Gardens


Cardamine Riverbank

Along the banks of the river Mauves grow spontaneously the species adapted to this habitat liable to flooding: alder, carex, common comfrey, periwinkle, meadowsweet, coltsfoot, etc. and two species on the verge of extinction: narrow-leaved bitter-cress and adder’s tongue.

The river of the Mauves

The riverbank of the Mauves

Comfrey (Symphytum officinale L.)

Alder tree (Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.)

Sedge (Carex sp.)

Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria (L.) Maxim.)

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