The Espace botanique du Frasnois is a botanical garden

Botanical garden

A botanical garden The terms botanic and botanical, and garden or gardens are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word botanic is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens. is a well-tended area displaying a wide range of plants labelled with their botanical names...

 located in the village of La Fromagerie near Le Frasnois

Le Frasnois

Le Frasnois is a commune in the Jura department in Franche-Comté in eastern France.-References:*...

, Jura, Franche-Comté

Franche-Comté

Franche-Comté the former "Free County" of Burgundy, as distinct from the neighbouring Duchy, is an administrative region and a traditional province of eastern France...

, France

France

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. It is open daily in the warmer months; admission is free.

The garden was created in 1997 by Christian Monneret and consists of three distinct parts: the botanical garden proper, a botanical trail, and an indoor exhibit of the region's plants. The garden focuses on herbs and medical plants; it contains about 150 plants with explanations of their therapeutic qualities. The nature trail is about 800 meters in length and displays about 250 species

Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...

, each labeled with Latin and French names.