Toxicological trivia from July 29, 2015: Database simplifies finding Canadian plant names and distribution. eurekalert.org. July 26, 2013. Environmental consultants, research ecologists, nature conservation agencies, city managers, translators, and many others, all need to put names to plants at one time or another. The sources used often are not scientifically up-to-date, making it difficult to figure out the accepted name or proper vernacular to use in a vast country like Canada. The VASCAN database simplifies this task for all users. The database content was developed by a team of botanists led by Dr. Luc Brouillet, a specialist of the Canadian flora, curator of the Marie-Victorin Herbarium, and a researcher at the Université de Montréal Biodiversity Centre and Institut de recherche en biologie végétale, Canada. The name of this database is: a) VASCAN;b) PLANTCAN; c) CANPLANTS.

Correct answer: a. Read more in  The VASCAN database simplifies finding Canadian plant names for all users.