Useful Links
The Arctic Flora of Canada and Alaska – An international project that aims to produce a new flora for all vascular plants in the Arctic ecozone in Canada and northern Alaska. The Arctic Flora will eventually serve as the reference tool for anybody who requires accurate and up-to-date information on Arctic plant species.
Botanico Periodicum Huntianum – A database of botanical and related scientific journals.
The Canadian Botanical Association – The national organization for botanists in Canada, including professional botanists at universities, colleges, schools, government and industry as well as students, technicians and amateurs. The association represents Canadian Botany and botanists in matters of local, national and international importance
Canadensys – Canadensys is a Canada-wide effort to unlock the biodiversity information held in biological collections and to share this information via a network of databases.
The University of Manitoba Cryptogamic Herbarium of the Department of Biological Sciences (WIN) contains approximately 15,000 specimens of lichens and bryophytes, with over 5,500 records available on Canadensys and GBIF. Cladonia collections from Manitoba and Newfoundland, and lichen specimens from Wapusk National Park, comprise a large part of this collection.
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada – A committee of experts dedicated to the assessment and designation of the status of wildlife species that are in some danger of disappearing from Canada.
eFloras – An online database of floristic treatments from around the world.
Flora of Michigan – One of the best state floras ever produced is now available on line. The keys work very well for the vascular flora of southeastern Manitoba.
Flora of North America – A referenced resource for the names, taxonomic relationships, distributions and morphology of all native and naturalized plants in North America.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) – an international network and research infrastructure funded by the world’s governments and aimed at providing anyone, anywhere, open access to data about all types of life on Earth.
Index Herbariorum – A global directory of public herbaria and associated staff.
International Plant Names Index – A database of the names and associated bibliographical details of seed plants, ferns and fern allies.
Nature Serve – Provides conservation status, taxonomy, distribution, and life history information for more than 70,000 plants, animals, and ecological communities in the United States and Canada.
Plants of the World Online – Browse 1,105,000 global plant names, 65,700 detailed descriptions, and 190,400 images.
Tropicos – The specimen database of the Missouri Botanical Gardens.
USDA Plants Database – Provides standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts and lichens of the U.S. and its territories.
(VASCAN) Database of Vascular Plants of Canada – VASCAN is a complete list of all the vascular plants of Canada, Greenland, and Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
Vietnam Plant Data Center – an excellent source of information on the flora of Vietnam.
