Kebnat

Plants of Québec

2,855 species · identification by the app coming soon · 2,417,542 observations

Québec is home to 2,855 species of plants. The stars? Paper birch, Balsam fir and Black spruce, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 1,643 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species of plants 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-Nationale1,643
  2. Montérégie1,643
  3. Montréal1,507
  4. Outaouais1,469
  5. Estrie1,461
  6. Laurentides1,401
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches1,340
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent1,262
  9. Lanaudière1,166
  10. Côte-Nord1,115
  11. Centre-du-Québec1,066
  12. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1,062
  13. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1,039
  14. Mauricie1,000
  15. Nord-du-Québec965
  16. Abitibi-Témiscamingue960
  17. Laval942

Plants 2,855

Order
All2,855Poales529Asterales316Lamiales214Rosales205Caryophyllales204Malpighiales120Asparagales119Brassicales109Ranunculales98Ericales95Fabales91Alismatales74Saxifragales68Polypodiales60Apiales51Dipsacales50Gentianales50Solanales43Fagales38Boraginales33Malvales29Myrtales29Sapindales27Pinales26Liliales22Ophioglossales20Lycopodiales18Geraniales17Cornales14Celastrales12Equisetales9Vitales7Commelinales6Cucurbitales6Nymphaeales5Oxalidales5Piperales5Osmundales4Aquifoliales3Santalales3Selaginellales3Acorales2Buxales2Ceratophyllales2Isoetales2Salviniales2Crossosomatales1Ginkgoales1Hymenophyllales1Laurales1Magnoliales1Marchantiales1Proteales1Schizaeales1
Family
Asteraceae290Cyperaceae256Poaceae217Rosaceae173Brassicaceae104Fabaceae85Caryophyllaceae78Ranunculaceae72Lamiaceae71Orchidaceae57Plantaginaceae57Polygonaceae55Ericaceae52Amaranthaceae51Salicaceae49Apiaceae42Juncaceae42Caprifoliaceae35Boraginaceae33Orobanchaceae32Potamogetonaceae28Solanaceae27Violaceae27Onagraceae26Campanulaceae23Rubiaceae23Asparagaceae22Crassulaceae22Malvaceae22Primulaceae22Saxifragaceae21Iridaceae20Ophioglossaceae20Araceae19Betulaceae19Euphorbiaceae19Papaveraceae19Amaryllidaceae18Lycopodiaceae18Gentianaceae17Geraniaceae17Pinaceae17Convolvulaceae16Hypericaceae15Sapindaceae15Viburnaceae15Dryopteridaceae14Grossulariaceae13Lentibulariaceae13Liliaceae13Celastraceae12Oleaceae12Scrophulariaceae12Cornaceae11Typhaceae11Apocynaceae10Fagaceae10Hydrocharitaceae10Polemoniaceae10Araliaceae9Equisetaceae9Haloragaceae9Alismataceae8Balsaminaceae8Cystopteridaceae8Urticaceae8Anacardiaceae7Pteridaceae7Verbenaceae7Vitaceae7Berberidaceae6Cucurbitaceae6Cupressaceae6Elaeagnaceae6Juglandaceae6Melanthiaceae6Polygalaceae6Thelypteridaceae6Ulmaceae6Woodsiaceae6Aspleniaceae5Athyriaceae5Cannabaceae5Oxalidaceae5Rhamnaceae5Cistaceae4Droseraceae4Elatinaceae4Linaceae4Nymphaeaceae4Osmundaceae4Phrymaceae4Rutaceae4Aquifoliaceae3Aristolochiaceae3Bignoniaceae3Cleomaceae3Commelinaceae3Hydrangeaceae3Lythraceae3Menyanthaceae3Montiaceae3Myricaceae3Nyctaginaceae3Polypodiaceae3Pontederiaceae3Santalaceae3Selaginellaceae3Taxaceae3Thymelaeaceae3Tofieldiaceae3Acoraceae2Asphodelaceae2Buxaceae2Ceratophyllaceae2Colchicaceae2Dennstaedtiaceae2Eriocaulaceae2Isoetaceae2Juncaginaceae2Moraceae2Onocleaceae2Phytolaccaceae2Plumbaginaceae2Portulacaceae2Salviniaceae2Saururaceae2Acanthaceae1Basellaceae1Blechnaceae1Butomaceae1Cabombaceae1Clethraceae1Conocephalaceae1Diapensiaceae1Diplaziopsidaceae1Ginkgoaceae1Hamamelidaceae1Hymenophyllaceae1Lauraceae1Limnanthaceae1Linderniaceae1Magnoliaceae1Menispermaceae1Molluginaceae1Paeoniaceae1Paulowniaceae1Penthoraceae1Phyllanthaceae1Platanaceae1Podostemaceae1Ruppiaceae1Sarraceniaceae1Scheuchzeriaceae1Schizaeaceae1Simaroubaceae1Smilacaceae1Staphyleaceae1Talinaceae1Tamaricaceae1Tropaeolaceae1Xyridaceae1Zosteraceae1
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
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
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
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
American fly honeysuckle7,886 observations
Flat-branched ground-pine7,575 observations
Red trillium7,477 observations