Native Plant Society of British Columbia

British Columbia is home to about 3,000 species of native plants, including ferns, wildflowers, shrubs and trees. These native plants have co-evolved with animals, fungi, and microbes to form a complex network of relationships. Read more about this month's native plant: Symphyotrichum subspicatum (Douglas' aster).

Native Plant Sale, May 11
Part of A Growing Affair at UBC Botanical Garden

Field trip, May 15
Garry Oak Garden at UBC Botanical Garden

Workshop, June 15 & 16
Plants and Ecology of the Thompson Region, at Kamloops

For more info on all of the above, click here.

PInk Mountain Biodiversity Research Initiative
The NPSBC is helping spearhead a effort to find out more about this ecological treasure of the North – before it's destroyed by development. Click here to find out more and how you can help!

Time to renew your NPSBC membership!
You can renew right now via PayPal or do it the old fashioned way with a cheque. For the details, click here.

Flora ID Northwest - Special Offer
Flora ID Northwest's computer plant keys contain complete descriptive information for all vascular plant species known to grow in British Columbia, the Pacific Northwest and Southwest Canada. They include both native and introduced species. Find out more.

NPSBC Native Plant Society of British Columbia
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Vancouver BC V6J 1M7
T: 604.255-5719
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