Internet References for Guides
Provided by Sunday Guides
Evaluating sources
No source, print or online, is perfect! It is a good idea to check more than one source and be aware of possible biases. This is one guide to evaluating sources.
Evaluating sources UBC: https://guides.library.ubc.ca/EvaluatingSources/Guidelines
What plant names mean
Learn to Speak Plant: What Plant Names can Tell Us
https://www.australianplantsonline.com.au/blog/post/what-plant-names-can-tell-us
Word meanings and name derivations (lots of biography)
http://www.calflora.net/botanicalnames/index2.html
Botanical terms
Glossary - Angiosperm Phylogeny Website
http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/top/glossarya_h.html
Glossary of Vascular Plants NYBG
https://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/glossary/
Botany Word of the Day (photos + meaning)
http://plant-phytography.blogspot.com
Taxonomy - Check these sites for up to date information on species, genera and families
Kew Plants of the World Online
https://powo.science.kew.org
World Flora Online
https://wfo-about.rbge.info
British Columbia
E-Flora BC
https://ibis.geog.ubc.ca/biodiversity/eflora/
Invasive Species Council of BC
https://bcinvasives.ca
BC Tree Posters
https://www.bcnfw.ca/tree-posters/
Master Gardeners Association of British Columbia
https://www.mgabc.org
Endangered Plants
IUCN Red List
https://www.iucnredlist.org
Threatened Conifers of the World
https://threatenedconifers.rbge.org.uk
Botanical Gardens Conservation International
https://www.bgci.org
NatureServe Explorer
https://explorer.natureserve.org
Plants
Great Plant Picks
https://www.greatplantpicks.org
The Gymnosperm database
https://www.conifers.org
Trees and Shrubs On-line
https://treesandshrubsonline.org
Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder (has audio pronunciation of names)
https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/plantfinder/plantfindersearch.aspx
Landscape Plants OSU
https://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu
Plants and People
PlantExplorers.com
https://www.plantexplorers.com/index.html
Plant People Galore
http://www.plantsgalore.com/people/
Native American Ethnobotany
http://naeb.brit.org
Botanical Gardens with interesting articles
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
https://www.kew.org
Discover + Share - Missouri Botanic Garden
https://discoverandshare.org
Stories - Arnold Arboretum
https://arboretum.harvard.edu
Evaluating sources
No source, print or online, is perfect! It is a good idea to check more than one source and be aware of possible biases. This is one guide to evaluating sources.
Evaluating sources UBC: https://guides.library.ubc.ca/EvaluatingSources/Guidelines
What plant names mean
Learn to Speak Plant: What Plant Names can Tell Us
https://www.australianplantsonline.com.au/blog/post/what-plant-names-can-tell-us
Word meanings and name derivations (lots of biography)
http://www.calflora.net/botanicalnames/index2.html
Botanical terms
Glossary - Angiosperm Phylogeny Website
http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/top/glossarya_h.html
Glossary of Vascular Plants NYBG
https://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/glossary/
Botany Word of the Day (photos + meaning)
http://plant-phytography.blogspot.com
Taxonomy - Check these sites for up to date information on species, genera and families
Kew Plants of the World Online
https://powo.science.kew.org
World Flora Online
https://wfo-about.rbge.info
British Columbia
E-Flora BC
https://ibis.geog.ubc.ca/biodiversity/eflora/
Invasive Species Council of BC
https://bcinvasives.ca
BC Tree Posters
https://www.bcnfw.ca/tree-posters/
Master Gardeners Association of British Columbia
https://www.mgabc.org
Endangered Plants
IUCN Red List
https://www.iucnredlist.org
Threatened Conifers of the World
https://threatenedconifers.rbge.org.uk
Botanical Gardens Conservation International
https://www.bgci.org
NatureServe Explorer
https://explorer.natureserve.org
Plants
Great Plant Picks
https://www.greatplantpicks.org
The Gymnosperm database
https://www.conifers.org
Trees and Shrubs On-line
https://treesandshrubsonline.org
Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder (has audio pronunciation of names)
https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/plantfinder/plantfindersearch.aspx
Landscape Plants OSU
https://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu
Plants and People
PlantExplorers.com
https://www.plantexplorers.com/index.html
Plant People Galore
http://www.plantsgalore.com/people/
Native American Ethnobotany
http://naeb.brit.org
Botanical Gardens with interesting articles
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
https://www.kew.org
Discover + Share - Missouri Botanic Garden
https://discoverandshare.org
Stories - Arnold Arboretum
https://arboretum.harvard.edu