The softcover Vascular Plant List Bruce & Grey is a keystone publication providing you with all the native plants, shrubs and trees in Bruce & Grey.
Created by the Owen Sound Field Naturalists, this book provides a list of all 1,611 species of vascular plants reported in Bruce and Grey and is a more up to date plant list than any provincial records and websites. This is not a picture book, but it is the best resource to understand whether the plant you are interested in foraging is rare, or at risk etc., as it includes the Provincial and local rarity status for every plant.
What does Vascular Plants mean? Vascular plants have special tissues, called xylem and phloem, that carry water and food throughout the plant. Vascular plants also have roots, stems, and leaves. Vascular plants include herbaceous plants, shrubs, and tree but not mosses and lichens.
Who is it for?
For those foraging to confirm the conservation status of the plant you are interested in, for gardeners and other landowners who want to plant native species on their property; for botanists who want to know the updated scientific and common names for plants or to confirm if a species is known to exist in this area . Use it as a checklist on your property as you identify plants you have.
For those foraging to confirm the conservation status of the plant you are interested in, for gardeners and other landowners who want to plant native species on their property; for botanists who want to know the updated scientific and common names for plants or to confirm if a species is known to exist in this area . Use it as a checklist on your property as you identify plants you have.