News published: 3 July 2026

BGCI released a new PlantSearch Accessions Module that enable gardens to manage accession and specimen level data on 30-June-2026.

This new module significantly improves the features of PlantSearch and increases the data sharing value of the PlantSearch platform to support garden research, sharing of living collections data, plant material exchange and conservation efforts globally.

What’s New in BGCI PlantSearch: Accessions Module

We’ve rebuilt how your garden’s individual plant records work. Instead of separate “taxa” and “specimens” areas, every taxon in your collection is now automatically backed by an accession, and every accession is automatically backed by a specimen. This release adds a full set of tools for managing that data — from bulk uploads to day-to-day status updates. For more details please read or download the release notes.

There will be PlantSearch online webinars and demo sessions scheduled over the next month or two, to share more about the PlantSearch Accessions Module. If you are interested in attending one of these sessions or webinars please email: gardensearch@bgci.org