The Rare Plants of the Mingan Archipelago
The Rare Plants of the Mingan Archipelago

Author: Line Couillard

Publisher: Environment Canada Parks

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13:

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The Mingan Archipelago lies off the north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, north of Anticosti Island in the vicinity of Havre St-Pierre. This book begins with a description of the geography, climate, and geology of the Archipelago, the five categories of rare plants later described, their habitat setting, and the origins of the plants, mainly with respect to the last ice age. This is followed by illustrated descriptions of rare plants in the following categories: endemic plants confined to the Gulf area; species from the west (Cordilleran plants); Arctic or Arctic-alpine species; Quebec boreal species; and species at the northern limit of their range. Information provided for each plant includes common English and French name, Latin name and family, origin of Latin name, plant description and habitat, and geographic range.

Flora's Fieldworkers
Flora's Fieldworkers

Author: Ann Shteir

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 2022-08-09

Total Pages: 487

ISBN-13: 0228013461

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When Catharine Parr Traill came to Upper Canada in 1832 as a settler from England, she brought along with her ties to British botanical culture. Nonetheless, when she arrived she encountered a new natural landscape and, like other women chronicled in this book, set out to advance the botanical knowledge of the time from the Canadian field. Flora’s Fieldworkers employs biography, botanical data, herbaria specimens, archival sources, letters, institutional records, book history, and abundant artwork to reconstruct the ways in which women studied and understood plants in the nineteenth century. It features figures ranging from elite women involved in imperial botanical projects in British North America to settler-colonial women in Ontario and Australia – most of whom were scarcely visible in the historical record – who were active in “plant work” as collectors, writers, artists, craft workers, teachers, and organizers. Understood as an appropriate pastime for genteel ladies, botany offered women pathways to scientific education, financial autonomy, and self-expression. The call for more diverse voices in the present must look to the past as well. Bringing botany to historians and historians to botany, Flora’s Fieldworkers gathers compelling material about women in colonial and imperial Canada and Australia to take a new look at how we came to know what we know about plants.

Rare Vascular Plants in Canada
Rare Vascular Plants in Canada

Author: George William Argus

Publisher:

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13:

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This list was compiled to promote awareness of rare plants in Canada's flora, and also to promote awareness of their ecosystems and the need to preserve them. The list includes all native taxa, above the rank of form, that are rare in each of the provinces and/or territories in which they occur. Hybrids and naturalized species are not included. Information given for each includes scientific name and authority, synonyms, family name, references, endemism, nature conservancy rank, Canadian priority, and Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada status. Plants are also listed by family, endemic, province or territory, and priority.

Botanical Gardens and Their Role in Plant Conservation
Botanical Gardens and Their Role in Plant Conservation

Author: T. Pullaiah

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2023-09-29

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 1000922960

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Approaching the contributions of a world-wide sector of scientific institutions to addressing the extinction crisis, Botanical Gardens and Their Role in Plant Conservation brings together a diversity of perspectives. There are more than 3,600 botanical gardens worldwide, where trees, shrubs, herbs, and other plants are studied and managed in collections. They are foremost among efforts to conserve the diversity of living plant species and ensure that crucial biodiversity is available for the future of humanity. This book is a showcase for plant conservation, restoration, biodiversity, and related scientific and educational work of botanical gardens around the world, featuring both thematic overview chapters and numerous case studies that illustrate the critical role these institutions play in fighting extinction and ensuring plant diversity is available for sustainable use. FEATURES A wide range of case studies derived from practical experience in a diversity of institutional, national, and biogeographical settings, Reviews of topics such as networking amongst institutions, the importance of global policy agreements such as the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation, Profiles of botanical gardens contributions at the national level to conservation priorities, Real-world examples of programs in plant conservation for both critically endangered wild plant diversity and unique horticultural or cultural germplasm. Botanical Gardens and Their Role in Plant Conservation includes contributions from institutions from Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas, and institutions of all sizes and histories, from long-established national gardens to new gardens offering their perspectives on developing their roles in this vital undertaking.

National Geographic Guide to the National Parks of Canada
National Geographic Guide to the National Parks of Canada

Author: National Geographic

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 1426217560

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An illustrated, region-by-region guide to the national parks of Canada, offering sample itineraries and site-by-site tours, and providing historical information, location and activity descriptions, tips for travelers, maps, and lodging information with addresses, phone numbers, and price ranges.