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Using this Site

Searches

The best and quickest way to use the BGCI website, which has well over 2000 pages and is growing all the time, is to use the Search boxes at the top right of the page.

Geographical Regions

BGCI operates across the world. use the map on the home page, or the drop-down just below the three Searches, to find your local section, several of which are in regional languages.

Languages

The main languages available on the site are English, French, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, and Russian.

Look out for flag buttons indicating different language content.

Regional sites in languages other than English:

Content is not always duplicated so if you are multi-lingual it may be worth looking for content in whatever language you can read.

Google translate provides instant online translation - crude but can be useful!

Your Input is Vital

This website is under continual development and we would very much appreciate your comments on how it works and what you would like to see in the future. We do respond to such feedback and it is very important to us in making a useful and useable system available to all involved in plant conservation.

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Using Garden Search

Tips on how to use BGCI Garden Search to best effect.

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Using Site Search

The Site Search is the quickest and easiest way to navigate BGCI's website. Here are some tips on how to use BGCI Site Search to best effect.

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BGCI Garden Search
Research over 2500 botanic gardens around the world on our unique Garden Search. Whether you are looking for collaboration, want to find out about plant collections or just want to visit a garden on holiday, the search will help you. Garden staff can login and update your own garden's pages.
BGCI Plant Search Database
The BGCI plant search allows you to research plants in living collections all around the world. It gives cross-referenced information with Red Data Lists, plant images, the International Plant Names Index, Crop Wild Relatives, and the Tree Conservation Database.
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