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Ground Hemlock: A new source for an anti-cancer drug
Find out about a partnership that involves the development of a new forest-based industry in eastern Canada using ground hemlock, a major anti-cancer drug.
Inventory and Monitoring
Learn how modern ecosystem management takes care of nature in Canada's parks.
Native Plant Crossroads
Discover the important role that native plants play in biodiversity and participate in native plant conservation in Canada.
Plant Hardiness Zones in Canada
Access information on plant hardiness zones through an up-to-date map produced with data on a variety of factors including elevation and the impacts of changing climate.
Plant Health Division
Link to information on preventing the spread and introduction of regulated pests of plants and plant products.
Poison Ivy, Western Poison Oak, Poison Sumac
Find information on Poison ivy, Western poison oak, and Poison sumac, the three main Canadian plants whose sap causes contact dermatitis, the most widespread skin disorder affecting Canadians.
Vascular Plant Herbarium
Discover the Canadian Vascular Plant Herbarium, a collection of one million catalogued specimens of vascular plant species.