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PLANTS

Canada windflower

Anemonastrum canadense

Plants
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Canada windflower, photo 1 of 5
Canada windflower, In flower
Canada windflower, Flower buds

Herbaceous plant. Grows near water and in forests.

There are 1,689 observations of Canada windflower in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Montréal and Outaouais, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in June and become rare from September to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie306
  2. Montréal267
  3. Outaouais186
  4. Capitale-Nationale172
  5. Estrie113
  6. Laurentides97
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent94
  8. Laval69
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean64
  10. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine63
  11. Abitibi-Témiscamingue53
  12. Lanaudière47
  13. Mauricie43
  14. Centre-du-Québec41
  15. Chaudière-Appalaches39
  16. Nord-du-Québec20
  17. Côte-Nord15

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
Water’s edgeGogerr

Similar species

Tall thimbleweedAnemone virginiana
Snowdrop windflowerAnemonoides sylvestris
Wood AnemoneAnemonoides quinquefolia
Spotted geraniumGeranium maculatum
European thimbleweedAnemonoides nemorosa
Candle anemoneAnemone cylindrica
Meadow buttercupRanunculus acris
Arctic sweet coltsfootPetasites frigidus
Virginia strawberryFragaria virginiana
Common motherwortLeonurus cardiaca
Pacific anemoneAnemone multifida
GoldensealHydrastis canadensis