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PLANTS

Devil's darning needles

Clematis virginiana

Plants
NativeVinePerennialWhite flowers
Devil's darning needles, photo 1 of 5
Devil's darning needles, In flower
Devil's darning needles, In fruit
4.6 mHeight

Perennial climbing plant reaching 4.6 m. Grows near water and in forests.

There are 971 observations of Devil's darning needles in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Outaouais and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from November to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie268
  2. Outaouais128
  3. Capitale-Nationale120
  4. Laurentides113
  5. Montérégie103
  6. Lanaudière53
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches52
  8. Centre-du-Québec30
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean23
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent22
  11. Mauricie22
  12. Montréal20
  13. Laval8
  14. Abitibi-Témiscamingue6
  15. Côte-Nord2
  16. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
Water’s edgepeupleloup

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