The Institute of Botany of the ASCR, v. v. i. is one of the research institutes of the Academy of Science of the Czech Republic. The Institute carries out basic botanical research at the level of species, populations and plant communities. The following fields are represented: taxonomy, biosystematics and phytogeography of higher and lower plant species (including algology, ecotoxicology, mycology and lichenology), plant ecology (including population biology, comparative and production ecology and ecophysiology), mycorrhizal symbioses, syntaxonomy, synecology and geobotany concentrating on investigating large vegetation complexes, including vegetation mapping and paleoecology. Currently, it is especially concerned with biodiversity and evolutionary trends among plants, the invasive behavior of species, responses of plants and vegetation to environmental changes and the coexistence of various species in the ecosystem.

The institute also maintains the Průhonice Park with extensive collections of native and introduced plants.
 



Reflection of the castle in the pond in the Průhonice Park. Foto © D. Püschel 

  

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