Herbularium du Morvan
# Herbularium du Morvan

The Herbularium du Morvan (500 $m^2),$ more formally known as the Herbularium du parc naturel régional du Morvan, is a botanical garden with arboretum located at the Maison du Parc in the Parc naturel régional du Morvan, Saint-Brisson, Nièvre, Burgundy, France. It is open year-round; admission is free.

The garden was established in 1987, inspired by medieval medicinal herb gardens but with a broader view encompassing plants native to the Morvan. It contains about 170 labeled species within 32 boxwood-edged beds (15 $m^2$ each) as follows:

* characteristic plants of the Morvan (ten beds)
* climatic influences of the Morvan, with rare species (three beds)
* botanical miscellany (three beds)
* medicinal plants from the Morvan (six beds)
* cultivated food plants (three beds)
* local traditions (four beds)
* common plants and folk medicine (three beds)

Its arboretum contains a number of labeled specimens as well as a pond.

