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PLANTS

Purple marshlocks

Comarum palustre

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Purple marshlocks, photo 1 of 5
Purple marshlocks, In flower
Purple marshlocks, In fruit
50 cmLength

Perennial herbaceous plant 50 cm long. Grows in marshes and in fields.

There are 791 observations of Purple marshlocks in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Nord-du-Québec and Estrie, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak from June to August and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord186
  2. Nord-du-Québec113
  3. Estrie85
  4. Abitibi-Témiscamingue68
  5. Outaouais62
  6. Capitale-Nationale61
  7. Laurentides55
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches30
  9. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine27
  10. Lanaudière23
  11. Montérégie23
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean22
  13. Bas-Saint-Laurent19
  14. Mauricie12
  15. Laval4
  16. Centre-du-Québec1

Habitat

FieldsMario Hains
MarshAlexander Rumpel
Water’s edgeGogerr
MountainEmmanuel Milou

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