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PLANTS

Bishop's goutweed

Aegopodium podagraria

Plants
IntroducedInvasiveHerbPerennialmai to août
Bishop's goutweed, photo 1 of 5
Bishop's goutweed, In flower
Bishop's goutweed, Flower buds

Perennial herbaceous plant. Introduced to Québec and invasive. Grows in forests and in urban areas. Flowers from May to August.

There are 1,164 observations of Bishop's goutweed in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Estrie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in May and June and become rare from October to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal307
  2. Estrie208
  3. Capitale-Nationale160
  4. Montérégie87
  5. Outaouais66
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches64
  7. Laurentides48
  8. Lanaudière37
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean34
  10. Mauricie34
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent31
  12. Centre-du-Québec26
  13. Abitibi-Témiscamingue18
  14. Laval17
  15. Côte-Nord12
  16. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine11
  17. Nord-du-Québec4

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
Towns and gardensAlain Rouiller

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