The Pacific Bulb Society (PBS) is a

nonprofit A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...

organization, founded in 2002, dedicated to informing and helping people who grow or are interested in flowering bulbs and other

geophytes A storage organ is a part of a plant specifically modified for storage of energy (generally in the form of carbohydrates) or water. Storage organs often grow underground, where they are better protected from attack by herbivores. Plants that have ...

. Despite the name "

Pacific The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continen ...

", the society covers geophytes from around the world, and is open to people from any country. Members range from casual

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to professional

botanist Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek wo ...

s employed by major

botanical garden A botanical garden or botanic gardenThe terms ''botanic'' and ''botanical'' and ''garden'' or ''gardens'' are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word ''botanic'' is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens, an ...

About

The PBS maintains a "massive" online encyclopedia about bulbs with "an absolute wealth of images and information" stored in a

Wiki A wiki ( ) is an online hypertext publication collaboratively edited and managed by its own audience, using a web browser. A typical wiki contains multiple pages for the subjects or scope of the project, and could be either open to the pu ...

that is accessible to the general public. Other topics covered in the wiki include cultivation tips, information on bulb-growing

climate Climate is the long-term weather pattern in an area, typically averaged over 30 years. More rigorously, it is the mean and variability of meteorological variables over a time spanning from months to millions of years. Some of the meteorologic ...

s, sources for geophytes, a

bibliography Bibliography (from and ), as a discipline, is traditionally the academic study of books as physical, cultural objects; in this sense, it is also known as bibliology (from ). English author and bibliographer John Carter describes ''bibliography ...

of books about geophytes, and a section on "legacy" bulbs that outlast their original homes. The society also runs an active online e-mail discussion group, "The PBS List," that is open to anyone, whether or not they are a PBS member. People can join the list to ask questions or share information about bulbs. Paid members of the society receive a quarterly print publication, and can participate in exchanges of seeds and dormant bulbs several times a month. The exchanges sometimes include rare and unusual species.Lux, Eric, "Plant Societies - The Pacific Bulb Society"
''Botaniverse''
May 20, 2011

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Pacific Bulb Society
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Pacific Bulb Society Wiki
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