Linnaeus Hammarby
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Linnaeus Hammarby is one of three botanical garden
s belonging to Uppsala University
in Sweden
. It was the former summer home of Carolus Linnaeus
and his family.
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...
s belonging to Uppsala University
Uppsala University
Uppsala University is a research university in Uppsala, Sweden, and is the oldest university in Scandinavia, founded in 1477. It consistently ranks among the best universities in Northern Europe in international rankings and is generally considered one of the most prestigious institutions of...
in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. It was the former summer home of Carolus Linnaeus
Carolus Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...
and his family.
See also
- Botaniska trädgården (Uppsala)Botaniska trädgården (Uppsala)The University of Uppsala Botanical Garden , near Uppsala Castle, is the principal botanical garden belonging to Uppsala University. It was created on land donated to the university in 1787 by Sweden's King Gustav III, who also laid the cornerstone of its orangery.Uppsala University also maintains...
: The principal botanical garden of the University of Uppsala - Linnaean GardenLinnaean GardenThe Linnaean Garden or Linnaeus' Garden is the oldest of the botanical gardens belonging to Uppsala University in Sweden. It has been restored and is kept as an 18th century botanical garden, according to the specifications of Carolus Linnaeus.The garden was originally planned and planted by Olaus...
: Formerly the home of Linnaeus, now also a botanical garden in Uppsala - Corydalis nobilisCorydalis nobilisCorydalis nobilis is a winter annual native to Siberia and Kazakhistan. It was introduced to Europe by Linnaeus, who had asked his friend Erich Laxmann for seeds of Lamprocapnos spectabilis , but was sent seeds of C. nobilis instead...
, first described based on seeds sent to Linnaeus from Siberia and spread throughout Europe from Linnaeus's garden in Hammarby; after the death of Linnaeus, C. nobilis self-seeded throughout his garden, becoming a weed