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Natural History
Native Plants of British Columbia
Richard Hebda


Richard Hebda is curator of Botany and Earth History at the Royal British Columbia Museum. He has written a series on Native Plants of British Columbia for the Coastal Grower in Victoria, British Columbia. Following is a list of some of the articles he has written. Many of the photographs were taken by docents running the Native Plant Garden tours at the Royal British Columbia Museum.

Latin Name Common Name
Acer macrophyllum Big-Leaf Maple
Achillea millefolium Yarrow
Allium acuminatum Hooker's Onion
Allium cernuum Nodding Onion
Amelanchier alnifolia Saskatoon Berry
Anaphalis margaritacea Pearly Everlasting
Aquilegia formosa Red Columbine
Asarum caudatum Wild Ginger
Aster foliaceus Leafy Aster
Bergeris aquifolium Tall Oregon-Grape
Campanula rotundifolia Scotch Bellflower
Ceanothus veluntinus Wild Lilac
Cornus stolonifera Red-Osier Dogwood
Dicentra formosa Pacific Bleeding Heart
Dodecatheon hendersonii Henderson's Shooting Star
Dryas octopetala White Mountain-avens
Epilobium angustifolium Fireweed
Fragaria chiloensis Coastal Strawberry
Fragaria virginiana Wild Strawberry
Holodiscus discolor Ocean Spray
Ledum groenlandicum Labrador Tea
Lilium columbianum Tiger Lily
Lonicera ciliosa Orange Honeysuckle
Lupinus arcticus Arctic Lupine
Maianthemum dilatatum False Lily-of-the-Valley
Nuphar luteum Yellow Pond Lily
Petasites frigidus Sweet Coltsfoot
Polemonium pulcherrimum Showy Jacob's Ladder
Polystichum munitum Sword-Fern
Potentilla fruticosa Shrubby Cinquefoil
Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas-Fir
Ribes sanguineum Red-Flowering Currant
Rosa nutkana Nootka Rose
Rubus parviflorus Thimbleberry
Sambucus racemosa Red Elderberry
Shepherdia canadensis Soapberry
Sisyrinchium douglasii Satin Flower
Smilacina racemosa Solomon's Seal
Spiraea douglasii Harhack
Trillium ovatum Western Trillium
Typha latifolia Cat-tail
Vaccinium parvifolium Red Huckleberry
Vaccinium ovatum Evergreen Huckleberry
Viburnum edule Squashberry
Viola glabella Stream Violet

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