Kebnat

Plantae

3,428 species · 14 classes

In Québec, the kingdom Plantae counts 3,428 species, in 14 classes. The stars? Paper birch, Balsam fir and Black spruce, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 1,918 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Capitale-Nationale1,918
  2. Montérégie1,850
  3. Outaouais1,740
  4. Estrie1,684
  5. Laurentides1,622
  6. Montréal1,614
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent1,564
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches1,475
  9. Côte-Nord1,382
  10. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1,365
  11. Nord-du-Québec1,276
  12. Lanaudière1,263
  13. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1,181
  14. Centre-du-Québec1,130
  15. Mauricie1,117
  16. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1,108
  17. Laval979

Plantae 3,428

Phylum
All3,428Tracheophyta2,854Bryophyta419Marchantiophyta152Anthocerotophyta3
Class
All3,428Magnoliopsida1,955Liliopsida752Bryopsida348Jungermanniopsida131Polypodiopsida97Sphagnopsida45Pinopsida26Lycopodiopsida23Marchantiopsida21Polytrichopsida20Andreaeopsida3Anthocerotopsida3Tetraphidopsida3Ginkgoopsida1
Paper birch193,557 observations
Balsam fir178,177 observations
Black spruce163,979 observations
Black Hills spruce127,845 observations
Red maple107,502 observations
Quaking aspen89,911 observations
Yellow birch84,024 observations
Sugar maple64,693 observations
Arborvitae47,078 observations
Pin cherry38,602 observations
Jack pine37,668 observations
Red spruce31,866 observations
Bunchberry dogwood25,693 observations
American beech24,980 observations
Eastern white pine24,303 observations
Schreber's big red stem moss23,278 observations
Bluebead21,962 observations
Canada mayflower20,992 observations
American mountain-ash20,376 observations
Wild sarsaparilla17,732 observations
Moosewood17,631 observations
Moose maple17,541 observations
Tamarack16,660 observations
Maystar16,439 observations
Cancer wintergreen14,920 observations
Eastern hemlock14,888 observations
Threeleaf goldthread14,793 observations
Velvetleaf blueberry14,202 observations
Lowbush blueberry13,555 observations
Knights plume moss13,536 observations
Black ash13,386 observations
Sheep laurel12,968 observations
Bigtooth aspen12,691 observations
Bog Labrador tea12,168 observations
Northern red oak12,020 observations
Twinflower11,853 observations
Beaked hazel10,030 observations
Hophornbeam9,781 observations
Splendid feather moss9,477 observations
Mountain woodsorrel9,136 observations
Bracken8,946 observations
Gray birch8,934 observations
American red raspberry8,798 observations
American basswood8,628 observations
Witherod8,588 observations
Dwarf red blackberry8,246 observations
Northern bush-honeysuckle7,966 observations
Balsam poplar7,898 observations