Welcome

Plant diversity is amazing and it is fundamental to the existence of many forms of life. Our research addresses relationships among plants and mechanisms of origin of their diversity.

We communicate these topics to students and the broader public through courses, excursions and exhibitions or tours in the botanic gardens.

The short film ‘An Island of Plant Diversity’ [only available in German] will allow you to get to know us better – it introduces our institute and the botanic gardens and some of the questions that underpin our research.

Research focus
	Phylogenetics and biogeography
	Pollination and mating systems
	Taxonomy and floristics
	Functional and comparative morphology
	Ecology of plant communities
	Ethnobotany