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Native plants provides habitat, food and survival needs to humans, animals, and plants. They use less resources, and store bigger amounts of carbon therefore creating better air quality. Native aquatic plants protect aquatic wildlife, and come as a source of food. They also drive invasive species away.salal

There are 3000 species of native plants in BC. Compared to that, there are only 175 recorded invasive plants in the province. However, having a low number of species doesn't mean there are low numbers of plants. Invasive species have an overwhelming amount of each species, which is why there are so many of them.dandilion

native plants of BC are: evergreen huckleberry, dogwood (mid winter fire), Indian plum, and northwest lady fern. 

Native plants store carbon dioxide better than invasive species. They adapt better to the surrounding environment conditions. Native plants require less resources to survive (such as water and soil)  therefore making it beneficial to the environment. 

what exactly are we talking about? our driving question is "How do native plants effect the ecosystem?" Why are they so important to not only us but to many animals too? why do we depend on them so heavily, and what benefits do they give to the whole ecosystem as a whole?

Symbiotic Relationship between Native and Invasive Plantsinvasive plants affect the health and population of native plants and benefit the environment by keeping native plant's numbers in control by feeding off of native plants. (creeping buttercup: ranunculus repens)

 native plants of BC (also in Bowker creek) maple bigleaf, sword fern, snowberry and salal    

 Native plants help use less pesticides. It is said that over 70 million pounds of pesticides are applied to lawns in a year. These chemicals run off into rivers and lakes, causing a big problem with clean water and aquatic life. 

 many people chose to plant native plants when starting a garden because of the benefits they provide. Native plants develop their own defensive systems, driving away pests, diseases as well as invasive plants. This is why people choose to plant native. 

 Native plants, as well as being low maintenance, can provide many benefits to the ecosystem. It creates vital habitat for important wildlife. Plants like the ocean spray (grown in victoria) gives us beautiful scenery which we value and protect. 

 Humans, depend on plants for regular things we take for granted everyday. Clothes, building materials, paper, perfumes, cleaning supplies, and medicines. Without the native plants to provide us these products, human economy and life would not be as we know it today. 

 What if society did not have the habitat that the native plants provide for our wildlife? The animals depending on these plants for food and habitat would struggle to survive. This would knock the food chain out of place, resulting in decreasing populations of the native plant depending animals.