Identification, description & Indigenous uses of plants native to BC

Identification, description & Indigenous uses of plants native to BC

Gregory Harris, Department of Biology - gregory.harris@kpu.ca

A number of field trips focus on native and exotic plants. Students are expected to be able to identify and describe numerous plants and their adaptations. As part of this, we currently discuss some of the Indigenous uses of native plants and our student plant field guide contains useful relevant information on this aspect. Our intention, moving forward, is to place more emphasis on this and to formally incorporate learning outcomes related to the indigenous use of plants into our lab manuals - BIOL 1110 and BIOL 2322 (Langley)