| Zone | Subzone | Variant | Name |
| AT | Alpine Tundra Zone | ||
| (no subzones recognized currently) | |||
| BG | Bunchgrass Zone | ||
| BGxh | Very Dry Hot BG | ||
| BGxh1 | Okanagan BGxh | ||
| BGxh2 | Thompson BGxh | ||
| BGxh3 | Fraser BGxh | ||
| BGxw | Very Dry Warm BG | ||
| BGxw1 | Nicola BGxw | ||
| BGxw2 | Alkali BGxw | ||
| BWBS | Boreal White and Black Spruce Zone | ||
| BWBSdk | Dry Cool BWBS | ||
| BWBSdk1 | Stikine BWBSdk | ||
| BWBSdk2 | Liard BWBSdk | ||
| BWBSmw | Moist Warm BWBS | ||
| BWBSmw1 | Peace BWBSmw | ||
| BWBSmw2 | Fort Nelson BWBSmw | ||
| BWBSwk | Wet Cool BWBS | ||
| BWBSwk1 | Murray BWBSwk | ||
| BWBSwk2 | Graham BWBSwk | ||
| BWBSwk3 | Kledo BWBSwk | ||
| BWBSvk | Very Wet Cool BWBS | ||
| CDF | Coastal Douglas-fir Zone | ||
| CDFmm | Moist Maritime CDF | ||
| CWH | Coastal Western Hemlock Zone | ||
| CWHxm | Very Dry Maritime CWH | ||
| CWHxm1 | Eastern CWHxm | ||
| CWHxm2 | Western CWHxm | ||
| CWHdm | Dry Maritime CWH | ||
| CWHds | Dry Submaritime CWH | ||
| CWHds1 | Southern CWHds | ||
| CWHds2 | Central CWHds | ||
| CWHmm | Moist Maritime CWH | ||
| CWHmm1 | Submontane CWHmm | ||
| CWHmm2 | Montane CWHmm | ||
| CWHms | Moist Submaritime CWH | ||
| CWHms1 | Southern CWHms | ||
| CWHms2 | Central CWHms | ||
| CWHwh | Wet Hypermaritime CWH | ||
| CWHwh1 | Submontane CWHwh | ||
| CWHwh2 | Montane CWHwh | ||
| CWHwm | Wet Maritime CWH | ||
| CWHws | Wet Submaritime CWH | ||
| CWHws1 | Submontane CWHws | ||
| CWHws2 | Montane CWHws | ||
| CWHvh | Very Wet Hypermaritime CWH | ||
| CWHvh1 | Southern CWHvh | ||
| CWHvh2 | Central CWHvh | ||
| CWHvm | Very Wet Maritime CWH | ||
| CWHvm1 | Submontane CWHvm | ||
| CWHvm2 | Montane CWHvm | ||
| CWHvm3 | Central CWHvm | ||
| ESSF | Engelmann Spruce - Subalpine Fir Zone | ||
| ESSFxc | Very Dry Cold ESSF | ||
| ESSFxv | Very Dry Very Cold ESSF | ||
| ESSFxv1 | West Chilcotin ESSFxv | ||
| ESSFxv2 | Big Creek ESSFxv | ||
| ESSFdk | Dry Cool ESSF | ||
| ESSFdku | Upper Dry Cool ESSF | ||
| ESSFdc | Dry Cold ESSF | ||
| ESSFdc1 | Okanagan ESSFdc | ||
| ESSFdc2 | Thompson ESSFdc | ||
| ESSFdv | Dry Very Cold ESSF | ||
| ESSFmw | Moist Warm ESSF | ||
| ESSF mwh | Hemlock Phase, ESSFmw | ||
| ESSFmm | Moist Mild ESSF | ||
| ESSFmm1 | Raush ESSFmm | ||
| ESSFmm2 | Robson ESSFmm | ||
| ESSFmk | Moist Cool ESSF | ||
| ESSFmc | Moist Cold ESSF | ||
| ESSFmv | Moist Very Cold ESSF | ||
| ESSFmv1 | Nechako ESSFmv | ||
| ESSFmv2 | Bullmoose ESSFmv | ||
| ESSFmv3 | Omineca ESSFmv | ||
| ESSFmv4 | Graham ESSFmv | ||
| ESSFwm | Wet Mild ESSF | ||
| ESSFwk | Wet Cool ESSF | ||
| ESSFwk1 | Cariboo ESSFwk | ||
| ESSFwk2 | Misinchinka ESSFwk | ||
| ESSFwc | Wet Cold ESSF | ||
| ESSFwc1 | Columbia ESSFwc | ||
| ESSFwc2 | Northern Monashee ESSFwc | ||
| ESSFwc3 | Cariboo ESSFwc | ||
| ESSFwc4 | Selkirk ESSFwc | ||
| ESSFwv | Wet Very Cold ESSF | ||
| ESSFvc | Very Wet Cold ESSF | ||
| ESSFvv | Very Wet Very Cold ESSF | ||
| ESSFxcp | Very Dry Cold Parkland ESSF | ||
| ESSFxvp | Very Dry Very Cold Parkland ESSF | ||
| ESSFxvp1 | West Chilcotin ESSFxvp | ||
| ESSFxvp2 | Big Creek ESSFxvp | ||
| ESSFdkp | Dry Cool Parkland ESSF | ||
| ESSFdcp | Dry Cold Parkland ESSF | ||
| ESSFdcp1 | Okanagan ESSFdcp | ||
| ESSFdcp2 | Thompson ESSFdcp | ||
| ESSFdvp | Dry Very Cold Parkland ESSF | ||
| ESSFmwp | Moist Warm Parkland ESSF | ||
| ESSFmwph | Hemlock Phase, ESSFmwp | ||
| ESSFmmp | Moist Mild Parkland ESSF | ||
| ESSFmmp1 | Raush ESSFmmp | ||
| ESSFmmp2 | Robson ESSFmmp | ||
| ESSFmkp | Moist Cool Parkland ESSF | ||
| ESSFmcp | Moist Cold Parkland ESSF | ||
| ESSFmvp | Moist Very Cold Parkland ESSF | ||
| ESSFmvp1 | Nechako ESSFmvp | ||
| ESSFmvp2 | Bullmoose ESSFmvp | ||
| ESSFmvp3 | Omineca ESSFmvp | ||
| ESSFmvp4 | Graham ESSFmvp | ||
| ESSFwmp | Wet Mild Parkland ESSF | ||
| ESSFwcp | Wet Cold Parkland ESSF | ||
| ESSFwcp2 | Northern Monashee ESSFwcp | ||
| ESSFwcp3 | Cariboo ESSFwcp | ||
| ESSFwcp4 | Selkirk ESSFwcp | ||
| ESSFwvp | Wet Very Cold Parkland ESSF | ||
| ESSFvcp | Very Wet Cold Parkland ESSF | ||
| ESSFvvp | Very Wet Very Cold Parkland ESSF | ||
| ICH | Interior Cedar - Hemlock Zone | ||
| ICHxw | Very Dry Warm ICH | ||
| ICHdw | Dry Warm ICH | ||
| ICHdk | Dry Cool ICH | ||
| ICHmw | Moist Warm ICH | ||
| ICHmw1 | Golden ICHmw | ||
| ICHmw2 | Columbia-Shuswap ICHmw | ||
| ICHmw3 | Thompson ICHmw | ||
| ICHmm | Moist Mild ICH | ||
| ICHmk | Moist Cool ICH | ||
| ICHmk1 | Kootenay ICHmk | ||
| ICHmk2 | Thompson ICHmk | ||
| ICHmk3 | Horsefly ICHmk | ||
| ICHmc | Moist Cold ICH | ||
| ICHmc1 | Nass ICHmc | ||
| ICHmc1a | Amabilis Fir Phase, ICHmc1 | ||
| ICHmc2 | Hazelton ICHmc | ||
| ICHwk | Wet Cool ICH | ||
| ICHwk1 | Wells Gray ICHwk | ||
| ICHwk1c | Cold Air Phase, ICHwk1 | ||
| ICHwk2 | Quesnel ICHwk | ||
| ICHwk3 | Goat ICHwk | ||
| ICHwk4 | Cariboo ICHwk | ||
| ICHwc | Wet Cold ICH | ||
| ICHvk | Very Wet Cool ICH | ||
| ICHvk1 | Mica ICHvk | ||
| ICHvk1c | Cold Air Phase, ICHvk1 | ||
| ICHvk2 | Slim ICHvk | ||
| ICHvc | Very Wet Cold ICH | ||
| IDF | Interior Douglas-fir Zone | ||
| IDFxh | Very Dry Hot IDF | ||
| IDFxh1 | Okanagan IDFxh | ||
| IDFxh1a | Grassland Phase, IDFxh1 | ||
| IDFxh1b | Steep South Phase, IDFxh1 | ||
| IDFxh2 | Thompson IDFxh | ||
| IDFxh2a | Grassland Phase, IDFxh2 | ||
| IDFxh2b | Steep South Phase, IDFxh2 | ||
| IDFxw | Very Dry Warm IDF | ||
| IDFxm | Very Dry Mild IDF | ||
| IDFdw | Dry Warm IDF | ||
| IDFdm | Dry Mild IDF | ||
| IDFdm1 | Kettle IDFdm | ||
| IDFdm2 | Kootenay IDFdm | ||
| IDFdk | Dry Cool IDF | ||
| IDFdk1 | Thompson IDFdk | ||
| IDFdk1a | Grassland Phase, IDFdk1 | ||
| IDFdk1b | Steep South Phase, IDFdk1 | ||
| IDFdk2 | Cascade IDFdk | ||
| IDFdk2b | Steep South Phase, IDFdk2 | ||
| IDFdk3 | Fraser IDFdk | ||
| IDFdk4 | Chilcotin IDFdk | ||
| IDFmw | Moist Warm IDF | ||
| IDFmw1 | Okanagan IDFmw | ||
| IDFmw2 | Thompson IDFmw | ||
| IDFmw2a | Grassland Phase, IDFmw2 | ||
| IDFww | Wet Warm IDF | ||
| MH | Mountain Hemlock Zone | ||
| MHmm | Moist Maritime MH | ||
| MHmm1 | Windward MHmm | ||
| MHmm2 | Leeward MHmm | ||
| MHmm2e | Engelmann Spruce Phase, MHmm2 | ||
| MHwh | Wet Hypermaritime MH | ||
| MHwh1 | Windward MHwh | ||
| MHwh2 | Leeward MHwh | ||
| MHmmp | Moist Maritime Parkland MH | ||
| MHmmp1 | Windward MHmmp | ||
| MHmmp2 | Leeward MHmmp | ||
| MHmmp2e | Engelmann Spruce Phase, MHmmp2 | ||
| MHwhp | Wet Hypermaritime Parkland MH | ||
| MHwhp1 | Windward MHwhp | ||
| MHwhp2 | Leeward MHwhp | ||
| MS | Montane Spruce Zone | ||
| MSxk | Very Dry Cool MS | ||
| MSxv | Very Dry Very Cold MS | ||
| MSdm | Dry Mild MS | ||
| MSdm1 | Okanagan MSdm | ||
| MSdm2 | Thompson MSdm | ||
| MSdk | Dry Cool MS | ||
| MSdc | Dry Cold MS | ||
| MSdc1 | Bridge MSdc | ||
| MSdc2 | Tatlayoko MSdc | ||
| MSdv | Dry Very Cold MS | ||
| PP | Ponderosa Pine Zone | ||
| PPxh | Very Dry Hot PP | ||
| PPxh1 | Okanagan PPxh | ||
| PPxh1a | Grassland Phase, PPxh1 | ||
| PPxh2 | Thompson PPxh | ||
| PPxh2a | Grassland Phase, PPxh2 | ||
| PPdh | Dry Hot PP | ||
| PPdh1 | Kettle PPdh | ||
| PPdh2 | Kootenay PPdh | ||
| SBPS | Sub-Boreal Pine - Spruce Zone | ||
| SBPSxc | Very Dry Cold SBPS | ||
| SBPSdc | Dry Cold SBPS | ||
| SBPBmk | Moist Cool SBPS | ||
| SBPSmc | Moist Cold SBPS | ||
| SBS | Sub-Boreal Spruce Zone | ||
| SBSdh | Dry Hot SBS | ||
| SBSdh1 | McLennan SBSdh | ||
| SBSdh2 | Robson SBSdh | ||
| SBSdw | Dry Warm SBS | ||
| SBSdw1 | Horsefly SBSdw | ||
| SBSdw2 | Blackwater SBSdw | ||
| SBSdw3 | Stuart SBSdw | ||
| SBSdk | Dry Cool SBS | ||
| SBSmh | Moist Hot SBS | ||
| SBSmw | Moist Warm SBS | ||
| SBSmm | Moist Mild SBS | ||
| SBSmk | Moist Cool SBS | ||
| SBSmk1 | Mossvale SBSmk | ||
| SBSmk2 | Williston SBSmk | ||
| SBSmc | Moist Cold SBS | ||
| SBSmc1 | Moffat SBSmc | ||
| SBSmc2 | Babine SBSmc | ||
| SBSmc3 | Kluskus SBSmc | ||
| SBSwk | Wet Cool SBS | ||
| SBSwk1 | Willow SBSwk | ||
| SBSwk2 | Finlay-Peace SBSwk | ||
| SBSwk3 | Takla SBSwk | ||
| SBSwk3a | Douglas-fir Phase, SBSwk3 | ||
| SBSvk | Very Wet Cool SBS | ||
| SWB | Spruce - Willow - Birch Zone | ||
| SWBdk | Dry Cool SWB | ||
| SWBdks | Dry Cool Scrub SWB | ||
| SWBmk | Moist Cool SWB | ||
| SWBmks | Moist Cool Scrub SWB | ||
| SWBvk | Very Wet Cool SWB | ||
| SWBvks | Very Wet Cool Scrub SWB | ||
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