The Royal BC Museum’s Botany collection consists of dried plant specimens representing more than 290,000 vascular plants, 7,000 mosses and lichens, and 450 boxed cones. The majority of the specimens were collected from BC; however, some are from other Canadian Provinces and Territories, as well as adjacent US states and Alaska, and a few from Russia and Europe. The collection features ca. 26,000 specimens of BC alpine vascular plants collected from more than 150 mountains in BC.
In accordance with museum policy and DRIPA, permission for use of images of Indigenous belongings must be received from the associated Indigenous family, community or Nation.
The collections include materials which contain information, language, and images that may be outdated or harmful. We acknowledge that this is a result of the long collecting history of the Royal BC Museum. We are actively researching the collections alongside communities to improve the information in our records. If you have any corrections or suggestions, please contact databasesupport@royalbcmuseum.bc.ca