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Systematic Section

The Systematic Section

In the systematic sections around 1400 plants are cultivated in order to present the great variety of the roughly 250,000 known species of flowering plants.

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Photo: Eva Dahlin

Plants with perianths (calyx and corolla), stamens and pistils, and producing fruit are called flowering plans (angiosperms). In the systematic sections around 1400 plants are cultivated in order to present the great variety of the roughly 250,000 known species of flowering plants. The grounds consist of a great number of flowerbeds with the purpose of showing how plants are related to each other. Those closely related are standing together, such as all in the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae), so that visitors are able to see that anemones, buttercups, clematis and meadow rues are all members of this family.

You may come at any time during the growing season and find flowering plants in the systematic sections.

Photo: Eva Dalin

Last updated: October 27, 2021
Source: Bergius Botanic Garden

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Karta Systematiska avdelningen 2020. Illustration: Veronica Lendell

The Systematic Section with the different sub-areas, 1-9:

1. Water lily family, Magnolia family, Grass family, Lily family

2. Buttercup family, Poppy family, Barberry family, Box family

3. Saxifrage family, Stonecrop family, Peony family, Grape family

4. Spurge family, Cucumber family, Birch family, Rose family, Pea family

5. Mallow family, Mustard family, Geranium family

6. Amaranth family, Pink family, Ice plant family, Buckwheat family

7. Heath family, Primrose family, Cornus family, Hydrangea family

8. Borage family, Bedstraw family, Mint family, Nightshade family

9. Honeysuckle family, Parsley family, Bellflower family, Daisy family