Plants like trees, shrubs, flowers, and ferns are known as vascular plants, which means they have inner structures that transport water, sugar, and nutrients around their bodies. Learn about new and familiar plants while we explore different groups and their features.
We are home to the largest herbarium in Western Canada, holding more than 650,000 specimens, some dating back as far as 1804. A herbarium is a museum of dried plant specimens. Herbaria provide a permanent record of our changing flora over time, documenting all plant species discovered so far, their variation, and their past and present distributions. These specimens also hold a treasure trove of anatomical, chemical, ethnobotanical, and molecular information, and document the history of plant exploration.
Registration for UBC Families
Are you a UBC Campus Family? Thanks to the generous support of Campus and Community Planning, UBC campus families can take part for free!
If you live, work, teach, or learn on either UBC Campus in Vancouver or Okanagan, or if you are a BBM member, please register below!
Registration for non-UBC Families
Nature Club is open to all families! Museum admission rates apply. If you would like to pre-book your visit, please register below!