Ethnobotany: E-Flora Atlas of British Columbia

The following links are provided by the Royal BC museum

• E-Flora BC (Electronic Atlas of the Flora of British Columbia)

This is an excellent native plant database with images, identification guides and distribution maps, hosted by the University of British Columbia. It includes data from specimens at the Royal BC Museum herbarium—a place where dried research specimens are stored and filed according to a system of classification that makes it easy to search for a particular species.

• Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria

These are terrific guides to help you nurture and grow native plants at home or in a schoolyard.

• Garry Oak Ecosystem Recovery Team (GOERT)

Rich resources related to Garry Oaks and associated species of native plants.

• BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer

Explore this database hosted by the Conservation Data Centre (CDC) of the BC Ministry of Environment.  It is the CDC’s mandate to report on the status of rare species.

• Habitat Acquisition Trust (HAT)

HAT works to conserve nature on southern Vancouver Island. See this page for resources on gardening with native plants!

• How to Identify Plants in the Field

Practical article about plant identification from the American Museum of Natural History.