An autumn exhibition of crops, conifers, and mushrooms was held at the Medicinal Herbs Centre of the Faculty of Medicine of Masaryk University.
Visitors could come to see the fruits ripening during this period at the Medicinal Herbs Centre of the Faculty of Medicine of Masaryk University. In the botanical garden on October 7 and 8, visitors found crops mainly from the assortment, as well as conifers and mushrooms. The crops were presented with information about their possible use by humans, and information about edibility was provided for mushrooms. The crops included pumpkins and their relatives, such as lagenaria, from which containers are made, as well as fruits like medlar, quince, or hawthorn, sweet potato tubers, peanuts, and cereals like sorghum, buckwheat, or quinoa.
Visitors from preschool to senior age took advantage of the opportunity to visit the exhibition, with several classes from nearby kindergartens also in attendance.
We thank the Dubiny Private Botanical Garden for the conifer samples, and the Brno Mycological Club and the Moravian Regional Museum for the mushrooms.
The Medicinal Herbs Centre is the administrator of the National Collection of Medicinal and Dietary Plants and the National Collection of Papaveraceae. The Dubiny Private Botanical Garden manages the National Collection of the Cedrus genus and the National Collection of the Sequoiadendron genus. Both gardens are part of the Union of Botanical Gardens of the Czech Republic, the Medicinal Herbs Centre of the Faculty of Medicine MU and the international network of arboretums ArbNet.
The Medicinal Herbs Centre of the Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, is a specialised botanical garden focusing on medicinal, poisonous, dietary or dye plants. You can find it at Údolní 74, Brno, near the Náměstí Míru and Heinrichova bus stops.
The charity collection "Christmas Baking in the Campus," which took place on Monday, December 8, 2025, in the southern corridors of the Campus of the Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Science at Masaryk University, successfully attracted students and staff. A pleasant Advent atmosphere prevailed throughout the day, complemented by the aroma of Christmas cookies and homemade sweet treats.
