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PLANTS

Leatherleaf

Chamaedaphne calyculata

Plants
NativeShrubPerennialWhite flowers
Leatherleaf, photo 1 of 5
Leatherleaf, In flower
Leatherleaf, In fruit
1.5 mHeight

Perennial shrub reaching 1.5 m. Grows in marshes and on the tundra.

There are 3,066 observations of Leatherleaf in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Côte-Nord and Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in May and become rare from November to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Nord-du-Québec738
  2. Côte-Nord594
  3. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean444
  4. Abitibi-Témiscamingue345
  5. Capitale-Nationale150
  6. Laurentides117
  7. Estrie117
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches109
  9. Mauricie108
  10. Outaouais107
  11. Lanaudière83
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent61
  13. Montérégie39
  14. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine28
  15. Centre-du-Québec24
  16. Montréal2

Habitat

MarshAlexander Rumpel
TundraMartin Tuchscherer

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