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Tortue terrestre Québec, Canada 🐢🇨🇦

Guide d’identification des plantes canadiennes et québécoises comestibles pour tous les propriétaires de tortue terrestre du Canada et du Québec. Légende sur la consommation : 🟢 À volonté 🟡 Avec modération 🔴 À éviter (toxique) Liens utiles : • Plantes comestibles/toxiques (UK) : htt...

Edited by karolanelc

Edible plants in the Val St Francois qc area

To help me remember where and when things are in my general area! Please if using this guide obv double check and don't get urself unalived 🤷

Edited by beegab

Trees (and some shrubs) of Canada

Created for the Lakehead University NRMT 1010 course- Forest Plants of Canada

Edited by kpidgen

Invasive species of Thompson-Nicola Region

Edited by edyta123

Asters and Goldenrods (Astereae) of Ontario

Ontario's flora includes about 35 species once classified as "Aster" (now split into Symphyotrichum, Oligoneuron, Eurybia, Oclemena, Canadanthus, Doellingeria) and about 30 species of goldenrods (Solidago). NOTE: iNat observations of all of these species in Ontario require major curation (man...

Edited by wdvanhem

Noxious and Invasive Plants of Calgary, AB

This guide aims to educate users in recognizing some of Alberta's invasive plants and to help document their distribution. The following list includes noxious and invasive plants outlined by the Province of Alberta and City of Calgary as prohibited noxious weeds and plants. There are man...

Edited by wowokayyes

Invasive Plants of Surrey, BC

Cover Photo by Sugar Bee on Unsplash

Edited by cdeslaur

Common Plants of Surrey, BC

Edited by cdeslaur

Urban trees of Ontario

This is a guide for helping to identify and ultimately protect urban trees in Ontario.

Edited by stephenhill, and delphinus55

Plants of Pike Lake Provincial Park

This is a guide to plants observed in Pike Lake Provincial Park. For more information about Pike Lake Provincial Park, please visit: http://www.tourismsaskatchewan.com/places-to-go/provincial-parks/our-parks/101990/pike-lake-provincial-park?.

Edited by leahl

Plants #2 - rare Community BioBlitz 2017

A guide for on-the-go plant identification at rare's 2017 Community BioBlitz. Covers majortity of the Magnoliopsida class, excluding Rosales. Also includes the Pinopsida, Polypodiopsida, and Pteridopsida classes.

Edited by rarecrr

Plants #3 (Rosales) - rare Community BioBlitz 2017

A guide for on-the-go plant identification at rare's 2017 Community BioBlitz. Covers the Rosales order.

Edited by rarecrr

Plants #1 (Horsetails, Ferns, Monocots, Lycophytes) - rare Community BioBlitz 2017

A guide for on-the-go plant identification at rare's 2017 Community BioBlitz. Covers the following classes: - Equisetopsida (Horsetails) - Filicopsida (Ferns) - Liliopsida (Monocots) - Lycopodiopsida (Lycophytes, aka Fern Allies)

Edited by rarecrr

S. Okanagan - grasses

Edited by margaret30

S. Okanagan - shrubs

Edited by margaret30

S. Okanagan - plants: brown/green flowers

Common plants of the south Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys

Edited by margaret30

S. Okanagan - plants: blue/purple flowers

Common plants of the South Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys

Edited by margaret30

S. Okanagan - plants: pink/red flowers

Common plants of the South Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys.

Edited by margaret30

S. Okanagan - plants: yellow flowers

Edited by margaret30

S. Okanagan - plants: white flowers

Edited by margaret30

Plants of Killbear Provincial Park

A guide to plants species observed in Killbear Provincial Park. For more information about Killbear Provincial Park, please visit: https://www.ontarioparks.com/park/killbear.

Edited by killbearpp

The Peas of Galiano

A guide to the Fabaceae of Galiano Island, British Columbia.

Edited by chlorophilia
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