The database system provides access to label information from specimens housed in the WTU herbarium. As one of the largest herbaria in the Pacific Northwest, WTU’s total holdings number around 564,000 specimens. These are divided between collections of vascular plants, mosses, hepatics, fungi, lichens, and algae, with a focus on the Pacific Northwest region.
Texas A & M University Insect Identification
Dave’s Garden, PlantFiles
Database with information about plants, including comments from gardeners
PhyloCode: A Phylogenetic Code of Biological Nomenclature
“The PhyloCode is a formal set of rules governing phylogenetic nomenclature. It is designed to name the parts of the tree of life by explicit reference to phylogeny.”
World Conservation IUCN Publications
Bookstore for the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
Washington State Department of Ecology Publications
Comprehensive link to all Department of Ecology publications, including publications by ecology topic, DOE programs, forms, and environmental laws and rules.
Attracting Hummingbirds
The city of Bellingham has created a list of ways to attract hummingbirds to your garden. PDF
Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria
A portal to over 3.6 million specimen records of the Pacific Northwest’s 60 herbaria. Area’s represented include Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington & Yukon Territory.
Annuals, Biennials, Tenders Index
A collection of articles from the Rainy Side Gardeners a website dedicated to gardening in the Pacific Northwest.
ISHS Commission Nomenclature and Cultivar Registration
Information on how to name a new plant cultivar and a directory of organizations holding the authority to register new cultivars.