Alpine Botanical Garden of Campo Imperatore

The Alpine Botanical Garden of Campo Imperatore (Giardino Botanico Alpino di Campo Imperatore, 3000 m²) is a botanical garden for alpine plants located at Campo Imperatore, L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy. It is operated by the University of L'Aquila.

The garden was founded in 1952 by botanist Vincenzo Rivera [it]. It collects plants local to the nearby Gran Sasso massif of the Apennine Mountains, including hundreds of grass species, false bilberry, greater gentian, and the Apennine edelweiss.

• List of botanical gardens in Italy

• Official website
• Breve storia dell'Università (in Italian)

42°28′12″N 13°33′00″E / 42.47000°N 13.55000°E / 42.47000; 13.55000

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